Utility technical codes
Utility technical regulation requirements are set out in Technical Codes and in any plans or rules established under those codes. You can access these documents from the summary table below.
| Subject Matter | Technical Codes and subsidiary requirements | ||
| Water Supply and Sewerage | Electricity Distribution | Gas Distribution | |
| Quality of the supplied services (eg pressure or quality of water supply, voltage fluctuations in electricity distribution) | Water Supply and Sewerage Service Standards Code | Electricity Distribution Supply Standards Code | |
| Standards to which the networks (pipes, cables or other Utility owned infrastructure) are being constructed or maintained | Water and Sewerage (Design and Maintenance) Network Code | Management of Electricity Network Assets Code | Gas Safety and Operating Plan Code |
| Conditions under which a Utility provides a new or resized connection to its network including temporary connections | Water and Sewerage Service & Installation Code (you should also refer to the utility's Service & Installation Rules and, if applicable, to its Liquid Waste Acceptance Policy) | Electricity Service and Installation Rules Code (you should also refer to the utility's Service & Installation Rules) | |
| Who is authorised to undertake contestable work on the networks | Accreditation Code. You should also refer to: | ||
| utility's Approved Accreditation Plan | utility's Approved Accreditation Plan | ||
| Preparedness for emergency situations | Emergency Planning Code | Included in utility's Safety and Operating Plan | |
| Dam Safety Code | |||
| A Utility's meters | Water Metering Code | Franchise Customer Electricity Metering Code | Gas General Metering Code |
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