229Minimum distances between aerial lines and the ground or water

229 Minimum distances between aerial lines and the ground or water

(1) A low voltage aerial line on public land or on private land not owned or leased by the owner of the line must not, at any time, be closer to—

(a) the ground; or

(b) the surface of any water that is not accessible to boats with masts—

than the relevant minimum distance specified in column 2 or 3 of Table 229.1 for the location of the aerial line set out in column 1 of that Table.

(2) A high voltage aerial line set out in column 1 of Table 229.2 must not, at any time, be closer to—

(a) the ground; or

(b) the surface of any water that is not accessible to boats with masts—

than the relevant minimum distance specified in column 2, 3 or 4 of that Table that corresponds to that aerial line.

(3) An aerial line must not, at any time, be closer than 13 500 millimetres to the surface of any water that is accessible to boats with masts.

(4) The minimum distances specified in column 2, 3, or 4 of Tables 229.1 and 229.2 do not apply to a part of an aerial line that is within a substation.

(5) In Tables 229.1 and 229.2—

arterial road has the same meaning as it has in the Road Management Act 2004;

freeway has the same meaning as it has in the Road Management Act 2004;

over-dimensional route means the roads and streets marked as an over-dimensional route on the Over Dimensional (OD) Route Network map, as published on the VicRoads website from time to time;

Port of Melbourne container route means the roads and streets marked as a container route on the Port of Melbourne Container Routes Network Map, as published on the VicRoads website from time to time.

Table 229.1—Minimum distances to the ground or water surface from low voltage aerial lines on public land or within an easement on private land

| | Type of aerial line | | | Column 1<br>Location of aerial line | Column 2<br>Bare live conductors | Column 3<br>Insulated live conductors | | | Minimum distance to ground or surface of water | | | Over a 2000 mm wide strip in the centre of each carriageway of a road | 5500 mm | 5500 mm | | Over any other part of a freeway, arterial road, over‑dimensional route or Port of Melbourne container route | 5500 mm | 5500 mm | | Over any other part of any other road | 5500 mm | 4900 mm | | Over any part of a driveway | 5500 mm | 4600 mm | | Over any other ground traversable by vehicles (other than a road) | 5500 mm | 4600 mm | | At the connection to a building or structure (excluding a pole) | Not permitted | 3000 mm | | Over the surface of any water not accessible to boats with masts | 4500 mm | 4500 mm | | Elsewhere | 5000 mm | 3000 mm |