Installation & safety
AS/NZS 3000
The Wiring Rules: the overarching standard for the safety of electrical installations.
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Applies to
All electrical work, including the AC side of solar.
How it meets the others
- Sits underneathAS/NZS 5033The general wiring rules sit under the whole electrical installation; 5033 covers the PV array specifically.
- Sits underneathAS/NZS 4777.1General wiring rules under the installation; 4777.1 covers connecting it to the grid through an inverter.
- Verified byAS/NZS 3017Inspection and testing of the installation the wiring rules govern: 3000 is how it is built, 3017 is how it is verified.
This page explains what AS/NZS 3000 covers and where it sits against the other standards. It does not reproduce the standard, and it is not a substitute for it. For the requirements themselves, work from the current published edition, available from the Standards Australia store. Compliance is determined by a licensed professional working to the current edition.