236Private aerial lines—construction requirements

236 Private aerial lines—construction requirements

(1) A private aerial line to be installed, altered, repaired or maintained must—

(a) if it is horizontally constructed with bare open wire conductors, have a conductor spreader fitted to each span of conductor in a manner that effectively prevents the conductors from clashing; and

(b) in any case, be protected at its origin with an over-current protective device (other than a fuse link) that operates in all active conductors and can be operated from the ground.

Private aerial line, horizontally constructed, bare open wire, conductor spreader and active conductor are defined in regulation 105.

(2) If a private electric line or private aerial line to be installed, altered, repaired or maintained crosses water at a point where the water is navigable, there must be affixed a clear and permanent sign warning of the electric line erected at the normal high water mark—

(a) at all boat ramps providing access to the water; and

(b) at all points where the electric line starts crossing the water; and

(c) at a point that is at least 20 and not more than 100 metres before the electric line when approaching the line by water.

(3) Subregulation (1) does not apply to transition pole private electric lines.

(4) This regulation does not apply to reconstruction work permitted to be carried out under regulation 237.

Transition pole private electric line is defined in regulation 105.