AS/NZS 3001:2008

AS/NZS 3001:2008

Australian/New Zealand Standard™

Electrical installations—Transportable
structures and vehicles including their
site supplies
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 AS/NZS 3001:2008
This Joint Australian/New Zealand Standard was prepared by Joint Technical
Committee EL-001, Wiring Rules. It was approved on behalf of the Council of
Standards Australia on 24 April 2008 and on behalf of the Council of Standards
New Zealand on 13 November 2008.
This Standard was published on 5 December 2008.

The following are represented on Committee EL-001:

Australian Building Codes Board

Australian Industry Group
Canterbury Manufacturers Association New Zealand
Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union
Consumers’ Federation of Australia
Electrical Contractors Association of New Zealand
Electrical Regulatory Authorities Council
Electrical Safety Organisation (New Zealand)
Electrical and Communications Association (Queensland)
ElectroComms and Energy Utilities Industries Skills Council
Energy Networks Association
Engineers Australia
Institute of Electrical Inspectors
Ministry of Economic Development (New Zealand)
National Electrical and Communications Association
New Zealand Council of Elders
New Zealand Electrical Institute
New Zealand Motor Caravan Association
Telstra Corporation Limited

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This Standard was issued in draft form for comment as DR 06654.

 AS/NZS 3001:2008

Australian/New Zealand Standard™

Electrical installations—Transportable
structures and vehicles including their
site supplies

Originated as AS 3001—1959 and AS 3005—1982.

Previous edition AS 3001—2001.
Eighth edition 2008.
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COPYRIGHT
© Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand
All rights are reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or copied in any form or by
any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, without the written
permission of the publisher.
Jointly published by Standards Australia, GPO Box 476, Sydney, NSW 2001 and Standards
New Zealand, Private Bag 2439, Wellington 6020

ISBN 0 7337 8968 4

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PREFACE
This Standard was prepared by the Joint Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand
Committee EL-001, Wiring Rules, to supersede AS/NZS 3001:2001.
This edition was prepared to update the requirements for electrical installations associated
with transportable structures and vehicles (formerly known as relocatable premises) and
their site supplies following the issue of AS/NZS 3000:2007. It includes provisions for the
connection of electric power to various types of transportable structures and vehicles,
including caravans and various temporary structures such as tents used for domestic and
commercial purposes.
This Standard differs from AS/NZS 3001:2001 in several respects including the following:
(a) The text ‘relocatable premises’ has been changed to ‘transportable structures and
vehicles’ and this edition covers a larger range of installations.
(b) The underground wiring requirements for caravan parks have been updated.
(c) Diagrams showing the recommended method of connecting a transportable structure
to a generator set/inverter have been added.
(d) Appendix C covering verification requirements for connectable installations in New
Zealand has been added.
The application of this Standard may be required by legislation from a date to be set by the
relevant regulating authority. If work on an installation was commenced before publication
of this edition, the relevant regulatory authority or electricity distributor may grant
permission for the installation to be completed under AS/NZS 3001:2001 as applicable.
The following background regarding differences between requirements in Australia and
New Zealand is provided as general information for the reader.
In New Zealand, many caravans are fitted with a neutral-earth connection. This precludes
providing RCD protection to the caravan by the installation of RCDs on the supply side of
the neutral-earth connection. In Australia, such a connection is traditionally not fitted.
As this Standard applies to new site installations and new transportable structures and
vehicle installations, the decision has been made that there will be no neutral-earth
connection within the transportable structures and vehicles and all site supplies will have
RCD protection.
In many parks there will be a mixture of new service pillars with RCD protection and old
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service pillars without. In New Zealand, the location of transportable structures and
vehicles with a neutral-earth connection becomes a site management issue.
In the case of caravan parks which only have pillars with RCD protection, transportable
structures and vehicles with a neutral earth connection will not be permitted to connect to a
power outlet.
In New Zealand, it is typical for the plug on the supply lead to transportable structures and
vehicles and hence for all socket-outlets intended to provide electrical power to such
transportable structures and vehicles to comply with IEC 60309. In Australia, 15A, 3 pin,
flat-pin plugs complying with AS/NZS 3112 are the norm. This Standard reflects changes in
New Zealand allowing the provision of socket-outlets complying with AS/NZS 3112 to be
installed in New Zealand caravan parks.
In Australia, the use of round-pin plugs and socket-outlets complying with AS/NZS 3123 is
allowed but flat-pin type connections are the type most commonly used for single-phase
supply to transportable structures and vehicles.
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In Australia it is required that all circuit-breakers and switches in the fixed wiring of
transportable structures and vehicles operate in all live (active and neutral) conductors. This
is not required in New Zealand.
Appendices A and B are included to provide additional supportive or background
information and advice. These appendices do not form an integral part of this Standard and
are identified as ‘informative’.
The word ‘shall’ introduces a requirement that is to be followed strictly in order to comply
with the Standard. The word ‘should’ introduces a suggestion or recommendation only.
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CONTENTS

Page

FOREWORD.............................................................................................................................. 6

SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL

1.1 SCOPE ........................................................................................................................ 7
1.2 APPLICATION ........................................................................................................... 8
1.3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS .................................................................................. 8
1.4 DEFINITIONS ............................................................................................................ 9
1.5 ALTERATIONS, ADDITIONS AND REPAIRS ...................................................... 10

SECTION 2 SUPPLY ARRANGEMENTS FOR TRANSPORTABLE STRUCTURES

2.1 SUPPLY ARRANGEMENTS .................................................................................. 11
2.2 SUPPLY ARRANGEMENTS TO TRANSPORTABLE STRUCTURES FROM
SOCKET-OUTLETS IN CARAVAN PARKS ONLY (EXCLUDING PORTABLE
GENERATORS OR INVERTERS)........................................................................... 11
2.3 SUPPLY ARRANGEMENTS TO TRANSPORTABLE STRUCTURES FROM
SOCKET-OUTLETS AT ALL OTHER LOCATIONS (EXCLUDING CARAVAN
PARKS AND PORTABLE GENERATORS OR INVERTERS) ............................... 15
2.4 SUPPLY ARRANGEMENTS TO TRANSPORTABLE STRUCTURES FROM A
PORTABLE GENERATOR SET OR INVERTER ................................................... 17
2.5 MULTIPLE TRANSPORTABLE STRUCTURES OCCUPYING ONE SITE .......... 18
2.6 SITES FOR LOW-CONSUMPTION TRANSPORTABLE STRUCTURES ............. 18
2.7 VERIFICATION (INSPECTION AND TESTING)................................................... 18

SECTION 3 PERMANENT ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS IN TRANSPORTABLE

STRUCTURES
3.1 SCOPE ...................................................................................................................... 21
3.2 PROVISION FOR CONNECTION TO SITE SUPPLY ............................................ 21
3.3 CONTROL AND PROTECTION.............................................................................. 22
3.4 WIRING SYSTEM.................................................................................................... 23
3.5 EARTHING............................................................................................................... 27
3.6 ACCESSORIES......................................................................................................... 28
3.7 PERMANENTLY CONNECTED APPLIANCES..................................................... 28
3.8 EXTRA-LOW-VOLTAGE TRANSFORMERS ........................................................ 29
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3.9 ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS IN DAMP AREAS ............................................ 29

3.10 VERIFICATION (INSPECTION AND TESTING)................................................... 29

SECTION 4 ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS IN TENTS AND NON-RIGID ANNEXES

4.1 GENERAL ................................................................................................................ 30
4.2 SUPPLY TO ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT.............................................................. 30
4.3 CONNECTION OF SUPPLY .................................................................................... 30
4.4 OUTLET BOX .......................................................................................................... 32
4.5 LIGHTING ................................................................................................................ 33

SECTION 5 CONNECTIONS TO THE SITE SUPPLY

5.1 SUPPLY LEAD......................................................................................................... 34
5.2 INSTALLATION OF SUPPLY LEAD...................................................................... 35
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APPENDICES
A CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM DEMAND .......................................................... 36
B PROVISION OF CONNECTION INSTRUCTIONS FOR CARAVAN PARKS
PATRONS................................................................................................................. 38
C NEW ZEALAND ONLY
VERIFICATION OF TRANSPORTABLE STRUCTURES AND SITE SUPPLY
ARRANGEMENTS................................................................................................... 39
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FOREWORD
Special Requirements
Any requirements that may be applicable in Australia only or New Zealand only are
indicated in the text and by a symbol in the right margin as follows:
‘In Australia…’ A
‘In New Zealand…’ NZ
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STANDARDS AUSTRALIA/STANDARDS NEW ZEALAND

Australian/New Zealand Standard

Electrical installations—Transportable structures and vehicles
including their site supplies

SECT ION 1 SCOPE AND GENERA L

1.1 SCOPE
This Standard sets out the requirements for electrical installations associated with
transportable structures and vehicles that are intended for connection to low-voltage a.c.
supply systems (i.e. exceeding 50 V a.c. but not exceeding 1 000 V a.c.).
For the purposes of this Standard the term ‘transportable structure’ includes both vehicles
and structures with or without wheels that can readily be moved from one site to another
either under their own motive power or by some other means.
This Standard includes additional requirements to those detailed in AS/NZS 3000 for the
internal electrical wiring of transportable structures and for any electrical installations
intended to provide a low voltage supply for transportable structures by a socket-outlet and
plug arrangement that can be connected by unskilled persons. Such installations include
those in caravan parks and camping areas with powered sites but exclude those in
fairgrounds and temporary camping sites, which are subject to the requirements of
AS/NZS 3002, and those in construction and demolition sites, which are subject to the
requirements of AS/NZS 3012.
Transportable structures within the scope of this Standard include the following:
(a) Vehicles offering accommodation, including caravans, camper vans, motor homes,
camper trailers and livestock or car transporters with accommodation included.
(b) Vehicles such as food and drink vending vans and trailers, walk-through educational
display caravans and trailers, mobile classrooms and television outside broadcast
vans.
(c) Transportable structures such as relocatable homes, transportable huts, tents for
accommodation, and rigid and non-rigid annexes to vehicles referred to in (a) and (b).
(d) Temporary site offices, cloakrooms, meeting offices, dormitories, canteens, toilets or
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other facilities provided on construction and demolition sites.

NOTE: Specific construction or demolition activities are subject to the requirements of
AS/NZS 3012.
(e) Display units not intended for occupation, e.g. mobile electronic score boards and
advertising signs, mobile traffic information signs.
(f) In New Zealand, mobile medical connectable installations complying with the
NZ
requirements of this Standard.
NOTE: Further requirements for mobile medical connectable installations can be found in
NZS 6115.
This Standard does not apply to the following electrical installations:
(i) Transportable structures with a permanently connected electricity supply and not
intended to be relocated, e.g. tramcars, buses or caravans rendered immobile, and
transportable sheds.
These structures are subject to the requirements of AS/NZS 3000.
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