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board and associated circuitry is undertaken by the builder as part of the pre-delivery process.
(3) Yes. When refurbishment works occur that are covered under the requirements of the Building Code of Australia, switchboards are upgraded accordingly. However if the building works do not involve work on the Main Switchboard (MBS), then there is no requirement to upgrade it to the prevailing standards. However if the building works involve replacement of the MSB, then the new MSB is required to comply with the applicable Australian Standards in force at the time of the work. Where the building works only require the MSB to be extended, only the extended part needs to comply with the prevailing Australian Standard as long as the new work does not impact on the existing electrical installation’s compliance.
For those buildings under the control of the Education Directorate electrical switchboards are inspected every three years as part of the school condition assessment program. During 2015 and 2016 all public school switchboards received thermo-graphic testing to identify any heat or load issues. This was done as part of the installation of Residual Current Devices (RCD) or safety switches on all power circuits in ACT public schools. RCD’s are tested each year by schools as required by Australian Standards.
(4) Six monthly thermal imaging and visual inspections are undertaken at the CIT’s.
(5) Schools engage their own electricians for electrical maintenance work on an ad-hoc basis. The Infrastructure and Capital Works Branch occasionally engages electricians via the ACT Property Group Panel Contract for upgrades to electrical switchboards.
(6) CIT has a Panel of Electrical Contractors for Electrical Maintenance and Minor New Works – Contract number 3026/1000. The value of the contract is $200,000 per annum
(7) The contents of the ACT’s Critical Infrastructure Register are classified and I am therefore unable to release this information publicly.
TRANSPORT CANEBRRA AND CITY SERVICES
The ACT Governments owned buildings and facilities are managed either by the ACT Property Group which is a business unit in the Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate (CMTEDD) or, in certain cases, by individual Directorates. As such, this response is grouped by ACT Directorate with the following response provided by Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate for those assets under their custodianship.
(1) No repairs required for any year.
(2) Yes. As per the response provided by ACT Property Group.
(3) Yes. As per the response provided by ACT Property Group.
(4) Yes. Annually.
(5) See question four (4) above.
(6) No.
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