AS/NZS 3012:2019
Cl 2.4.6 and Table 6
RCD protection and periodic verification intervals for a site under construction or demolition
The construction site supply tool reads the RCD requirement for the circuit and the periodic verification intervals of Table 6, including the note that the transportable structure intervals do not apply in New Zealand.
Verified: read against the printed standard, pages 15-17, 19-20, 25, 35-37, 44. Checked 1 Oct 2026.
Units: Required ma mA, Interval months months
These are the values AmpSize encodes. No text of the standard is reproduced. Verify against the current standard.
10 rows
| Case | Clause | Required ma (mA) | All live conductors | Locations | Exceptions | Nz only exceptions | Equipment | Interval months | Nz transportable structures exempt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| construction-final | 2.4.6.1 | 30 | yes | originating-switchboard | mechanical-operation-at-risk, selv-or-pelv, safety-isolating-transformer, nz-110v-centre-tapped-transformer | nz-110v-centre-tapped-transformer | |||
| permanent-final | 2.4.6.2 | 30 | no | originating-switchboard, socket-outlet, portable-socket-outlet-assembly | — | ||||
| generator-supplied | 2.4.6.3 | 30 | yes | originating-switchboard, generator | isolated-winding-generator | ||||
| inverter-supplied | 2.4.6.4 | 30 | no | inverter | isolated-inverter | ||||
| 3.3, 3.5 | construction-wiring | 6 | yes | ||||||
| 3.5 | portable-equipment | 3 | no | ||||||
| 3.4 | portable-rcd-pushbutton | — | no | ||||||
| 3.4 | fixed-rcd-pushbutton | 1 | no | ||||||
| 3.4 | portable-rcd-operating-time | 3 | no | ||||||
| 3.4 | fixed-rcd-operating-time | 12 | no |