South Australian Consolidated Regulations

ELECTRICITY (GENERAL) REGULATIONS 1997 - REG 40A

40A—Erection of conductors or other cable systems so as to cross or be attached to existing aerial lines or their supports etc

        (1)         A person must not erect any conductors of circuits, or other cable system—

            (a)         so as to cross the circuit of any existing aerial line, or other cable system (whether or not they are to be attached to the same support as the existing aerial line or other cable system); or

            (b)         so as to be attached to the same support as, or share any portion of the same span as, any existing aerial line, or other cable system,

unless—

            (c)         the clearances specified in the Energy Networks Association Limited Guidelines for design and maintenance of overhead distribution and transmission lines C(b)1, as published from time to time, will be achieved and maintained; and

            (d)         the reasonable operational requirements of the operator of the existing aerial line or other cable system will not be adversely affected; and

            (e)         the person has, before erecting the conductors of circuits, or other cable system, lodged detailed work proposals with the operator of the existing aerial line or other cable system and the operator has approved the proposals as indicating that the work would, if carried out in accordance with the proposals, meet the requirements of paragraphs (c) and (d).

        (2)         The operator must, on receipt of detailed work proposals from the person (the "proponent"), consider the proposals and decide within a reasonable period whether or not to approve the proposals.

        (3)         If the operator decides that the proposals should not be approved, the operator must, if requested to do so by the proponent—

            (a)         prepare written reasons for that decision; and

            (b)         provide the reasons to the proponent; and

            (c)         provide the reasons and the proponent's detailed work proposals to the Technical Regulator.

        (4)         The Technical Regulator must, on receipt of the proponent's proposals and the operator's reasons, review the operator's decision.

        (5)         If, on reviewing the operator's decision, the Technical Regulator decides that the proponent's proposals should be approved (with or without the imposition of conditions by the Technical Regulator), the proponent will be taken to have the approval required under subregulation (1)(e), subject to compliance with the conditions (if any) imposed by the Technical Regulator.

        (6)         The Technical Regulator must allow the operator and the proponent a reasonable opportunity to make written or oral submissions before deciding on the review whether or not the proponent's proposals should be approved.