Amendment 4 Adds Two New Sections for ICT & Data Work
Section 545 Addresses Earthing for ICT Systems
If you’ve worked on server rooms, data centres, or network installations, you’ll know the headaches around functional earthing versus protective earthing.
Different guidance documents saying different things. Engineers making it up as they go.
Section 545 addresses broadcast, communication, and computer network systems with clear distinctions between functional and protective earthing. Finally.
Section 716 Covers Power over Ethernet
PoE has been creeping into everything - security cameras, access control, building automation, wireless access points.
The regulations now address distributing extra-low voltage DC power through data cables. For contractors doing office fit-outs and smart building work, this section fills a gap that’s been open for years.
We’ll Keep You Updated
As Amendment 4 gets finalised, Gary will be sharing more details on what the specific changes mean for your forms and certificates. Not speculation. Not summaries of summaries. Information from someone who’s helping shape the regulations.
When Amendment 4 lands, you’ll be ready from day one.