Service & Installation Rules

The Service and Installation Rules for New South Wales cover the requirements for the connection of electrical installations to the distribution network. The Rules are used by electricians and Accredited Service Providers.

The Service and Installation Rules for NSW Working Group, made up of industry stakeholders, has reviewed the Rules to include a new requirement for Distributed Energy Resources (DER) installers to submit data to the Australian Energy Market Operator’s DER Register from 1 December 2019. The publication of the updated Services and Installation Rules in October 2019 is in addition to an Annexure related to metering specific rules (July 2018).

• Service and Installation rules October 2019 - unmarked
• Service and Installation rules October 2019 - underlined
• Annexure to service and installation rules of NSW July 2018 
• General Update on Service & Installation Rules October 2019

• Service and Installation rules November 2018 - unmarked
• Service and Installation rules November 2018 - underlined 
• General Update on Service & Installation Rules Nov 2018

• Service and Installation rules July 2018 - unmarked
• Service and Installation rules July 2018 - underlined 
• Annexure to service and installation rules of NSW July 2018

•  Service and Installation rules November 2016 - underlined 
• Service and Installation rules November 2016 - unmarked

Please refer queries about the Rules or their interpretation to the ASP Scheme on +61 (02) 8275 1960, or email service.rules [at] planning.nsw.gov.au.