The document aims to provide the means to determine, as far as reasonably practicable, whether the installation and all its constituent equipment is in a safe condition for continued use, and that the electrical installation complies with safety requirements for the prevention of fire and the protection of persons and livestock from electric shock, see Clause 2.6.

AS/NZS 3019 may be applied through legislative requirements, made in each State and Territory of Australia and in New Zealand.

This document includes general requirements for periodic assessment of electrical installations. Additional requirements for particular types of installations may be set by the relevant Standard. For example; AS/NZS 3001.1 for caravan parks and camping grounds, AS/NZS 3002 for installations at shows, carnival and event sites, AS/NZS 3004.1 for marinas, AS/NZS 3012 for installations at construction and demolition sites, AS/NZS 3003 for installations in medical areas, and the AS/NZS 60079 series for installations in hazardous areas.

The major changes in this edition are as follows:

(a) The Sections are intended to be applied cumulatively rather than each section standing alone.
(b) The testing requirements in Section 4 are intended to minimize disruption to the continued use of the installation while the assessment is carried out.
(c) Inspection and testing requirements have been updated to maintain alignment with AS/NZS 3000.
(d) For New Zealand, a new Section 6 has been added; to be applied where the safety of an existing installation should be of a higher standard than that which applied at the time(s) of original construction of the various parts of the installation, but where full compliance with the current requirements for a new installation is not warranted or required.
(e) Sample reporting forms have been revised to be more appropriate for purpose.

This Standard is accompanied by additional data in a ZIP file. The ZIP file contains editable PDF forms. (DOWNLOAD ABOVE)

The spreadsheet can be only used or reproduced by an authorised user in a way that meets the requirements of this document. It cannot be used for any other purpose.

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