Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales Number 56 Friday, 1 July 2016 The New South Wales Government Gazette is the permanent public record of official notices issued by the New South Wales Government. It also contains local council and other notices and private advertisements. The Gazette is compiled by the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office and published on the NSW legislation website (www.legislation.nsw.gov.au) under the authority of the NSW Government. The website contains a permanent archive of past Gazettes. 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[Marine Legislation Amendment Bill 2016] Act No 29, 2016 – An Act to amend the Taxation Administration Act 1996 in relation to the collection and disclosure to the Commonwealth of information relating to property transactions; and for other purposes. [Taxation Administration Amendment (Collection and Disclosure of Information to Commonwealth) Bill 2016] DAVID BLUNT Clerk of the Parliaments ACTS OF PARLIAMENT ASSENTED TO Legislative Assembly Office, Sydney 28 June 2016 It is hereby notified, for general information, that His Excellency the Governor, has, in the name and on behalf of Her Majesty, this day assented to the under mentioned Acts passed by the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council of New South Wales in Parliament assembled, viz.: Act No 30 — An Act to appropriate out of the Consolidated Fund sums for the services of the Government for the year 2016–17 and to make additional appropriations to give effect to budget variations for the year 2014–15. 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[Point to Point Transport (Taxis and Hire Vehicles) Bill] RONDA MILLER Clerk of the Legislative Assembly 1851 NSW Government Gazette No 56 of 1 July 2016 Government Notices GOVERNMENT NOTICES Miscellaneous Instruments Code for safe installation of direct-connected whole current electricity metering in NSW Minimum requirement for safety management systems www.resourcesandenergy.nsw.gov.au 1852 NSW Government Gazette No 56 of 1 July 2016 Government Notices Preface This Code has been prepared by the NSW Department of Industry Skills and Regional Development. The department acknowledges the contribution of industry participants and government agencies as follows: NSW Electricity Distributors Essential Energy Endeavour Energy Ausgrid NSW Government agencies NSW Office of Fair Trading Metering Providers Metropolis Association National Electrical and Communications Association (NECA) An electronic version of the Code for safe installation of direct-connected electricity metering in NSW is available at the department’s website www.resourcesandenergy.nsw.gov.au/energy-supply- industry/legislation-and-policy/electricity-legislation Published by NSW Department of Industry, Skills and Regional Development, Division of Resources and Energy Full title: Code for safe installation of direct-connected whole current electricity metering in NSW. Minimum requirement for safety management systems. First published: June 2016 Document control Authorised by: Group Director, Operations and Programs RM8 Reference: PUB16/333 Amendment schedule Date Version # Amendment 1 July 2016 1.0 First published. © State of New South W ales through the NSW Department of Industry, Skills and Regional Development 2015. This publication is copyright. You may download, display, print and reproduce this material in an unaltered form only (retaining this notice) for your personal use or for non-commercial use within your organisation. To copy, adapt, publish, distribute or commercialise any of this publication you wil l need to seek permission from the NSW Department of Industry, Skills and Regional Development. Disclaimer: The NSW Government does not accept responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of this Code and users should exercise their own skill and care in the use of the material. The information contained in this publication is based on knowledge and understanding at the time of writing (June 2016). However, because of advances in knowledge, users are reminded of the need to ensure that information upon which they rely is up to date and to check currency of the information with the appropriate officer of the NSW Department of Industry, Skills and Regional Development or the user’s independent advisor. 1853 NSW Government Gazette No 56 of 1 July 2016 Government Notices Code for safe installation of direct-connected electricity metering in NSW Table of Contents 1 Name of Code ................................................................................................................................... 1 2 Commencement ................................................................................................................................ 1 3 Definitions ......................................................................................................................................... 1 4 Application of Code ........................................................................................................................... 2 5 Scope of Code................................................................................................................................... 2 6 Regulatory context ............................................................................................................................ 2 7 Purpose of Code ............................................................................................................................... 3 8 General requirements for safety management systems ..................................................................... 3 9 Training and supervision ................................................................................................................... 4 10 Electrical testing ................................................................................................................................ 4 11 Tools and equipment ......................................................................................................................... 5 12 Personal protective equipment .......................................................................................................... 5 13 Meter design safety ........................................................................................................................... 5 14 Pre-establishment of a work area ...................................................................................................... 5 15 Testing prior to isolation .................................................................................................................... 5 16 Isolation ............................................................................................................................................. 6 17 Re-energisation ................................................................................................................................. 6 18 Prohibited actions .............................................................................................................................. 6 19 Dangerous situations found within the installation ............................................................................. 7 20 Asbestos management ...................................................................................................................... 7 21 Inspection regime .............................................................................................................................. 7 22 Incident reporting obligation............................................................................................................... 8 Schedule 1 — Minimum requirements for safety management system ..................................................... 9 NSW Depart ment of Industry, Divis ion of R es ourc es and E ner gy , J uly 2016 1854 NSW Government Gazette No 56 of 1 July 2016 Government Notices Code f or saf e i nstallation of dir ect -connect ed electr icity meter in g in NS W 1