*Update* Private Underground Consumer Mains on Council Land

TasNetworks has been working with Councils and the Electrical Industry on developing a statewide consistent approach to support the installation of Private Underground Consumer Mains across road reserve / public land.

The Service and Installation Rules v8.5 has now been published with additional information.

It is important to note:

• Landowner (eg. Council, State Growth etc.) approval is still required, and evidence will need to be submitted at the application stage.
  • There may still be scenarios where the landowner may not approve these connection so ensure you obtain these approvals BEFORE commencing any work onsite.
• The BYDA Template will need to be completed in full and submitted with the EWR once all work onsite has been completed.
  • Only the TasNetworks BYDA Template will be accepted
  • You can find examples of the BYDA information requirements here
• If either of the above steps are not met, the connection will be delayed until such time as these are received
• A fee will be charged through to the customers retail bill.
  • This fee may change once we have finalised the AER ringfencing waiver applications.
• TasNetworks will install a visual warning sign on the associated pole.
• Customers will continue to own the private consumer mains and following faults, TasNetworks will make safe as required and communicate that it will be the customer's responsibility to address any further repairs.
• The EWR Checklist in section 3.9 of the Service and Installation Rules has also been updated to reflect these changes.

If you have any questions about these changes, please contact the 'Connection Services' team on 1300 137 008 and select option 2.