Electrical Safety Regulation 2026
sec.274Further tests for particular systems
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sec.274 Further tests for particular systems
The owner of a relevant system must perform interference tests on all foreign structures for the system— when an anode forming part of the system is replaced; and when the system or its method of operation is changed. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. In this section— relevant system means— a cathodic protection system, other than a registered system, that is an impressed current cathodic protection system; or a cathodic protection system with a total anode mass of more than 25kg. (sec.274-ssec.1) The owner of a relevant system must perform interference tests on all foreign structures for the system— when an anode forming part of the system is replaced; and when the system or its method of operation is changed. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. (sec.274-ssec.2) In this section— relevant system means— a cathodic protection system, other than a registered system, that is an impressed current cathodic protection system; or a cathodic protection system with a total anode mass of more than 25kg.
- (a) when an anode forming part of the system is replaced; and
- (b) when the system or its method of operation is changed.
- (a) a cathodic protection system, other than a registered system, that is an impressed current cathodic protection system; or
- (b) a cathodic protection system with a total anode mass of more than 25kg.