NECA's Technical Manager Michael Weekes discusses the new amendment (3) to the Victorian Service & Installation rules (SIR).
The Victorian Service & Installation rules (SIR) Management committee has produced a new amendment to the previous (A2) version.
These new revised rules should be implemented as soon as possible and are mandated from 1 January 2023.
The changes include service protection requirements, private aerial lines , meter locations, supply connection facilities, switchboard locations, unmetered supplies, earthing requirements of remote meter enclosures, group metering, and HV metering & earthing
These rules have been updated to align with the requirements of the Electricity Safety (General) Regulations and the Australian Standards as amended.