Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

HEALTH (PUBLIC BUILDINGS) REGULATIONS 1992 - REG 59

59 .         Electricity supply to public buildings

        (1)         Where the electricity supply to a public building is not connected directly to the supply authority’s mains the following provisions apply —

            (a)         where electricity is supplied through sub‑mains, the main switchboard of the public building shall be connected directly to the sub‑main; and

            (b)         where electricity is supplied by means of a rising main, every tee‑off from the rising main shall have a separate over current circuit protection device.

        (2)         Where a public building sub‑main is one of a number of sub‑mains supplied from a supply authority’s mains all those sub‑mains and the over current protection devices provided in connection with the sub‑mains and tee‑offs from rising mains shall be co‑ordinated so that effective discrimination is achieved.