ELECTRIC VEHICLES
This by-law covers the installation, use, and maintenance of electric vehicle charging facilities.
54.1 Approval and Installation
All equipment related to electric vehicle charging installation and use on common property is to be approved by the body corporate committee in accordance with these by-law conditions. The owner is to submit a proposal to the body corporate committee for approval.
54.2 Any connection to building electrical equipment is to be performed by an appropriately qualified electrician.
54.3 The owner is responsible for all installation costs from the nearest relay distribution point in the car park to their car park location.
54.4 Installation must be at least IP55 waterproof in all locations.
54.5 All Installations must have an appropriately sized circuit breaker located as near as practical to the car park relay distribution point.
54.7 Installation will be single phase 240 volt.
55.8 Any costs of upgrading the electrical mains distribution point and associated equipment in the electrical room to the car park relay distribution point is a cost of the body corporate subject to body corporate approval.
55.9 The charging end point must be either a waterproof general power outlet or wired directly to the specific car charger unit on common property as near as practical to the vehicle.
55.10 The car charger unit is owned and operated by the owner. The body corporate does not own or maintain this unit. The body corporate permits the installation of the car charger unit and associated wiring on common property. The body corporate is not responsible for any damage to the car charger unit whatsoever.
55.11 Authorised Use of Charging Equipment
If the owner has their own charging equipment, the outlet can be used only by that owner or authorised occupier. No other owner is permitted to use the power outlet of another owner without agreement of the other owner or occupier.
55.12 Insurance
The body corporate insurance covers all equipment attached on common property. This includes all electric vehicle infrastructure.
55.13 Maintenance
All maintenance and repairs of electric vehicle electrical infrastructure from the relay distribution point to the vehicle is the responsibility of owner at the owner’s cost. In the event of flooding, theft, or fire, all claims can be made through the body corporate insurance policy.
55.14 Infrastructure Sharing
Sharing of equipment is only approved in adjacent parking spots if owners agree to sharing of costs.
55.15 There is no reimbursement of installation costs by either the owner or body corporate.
55.16 Usage Cost Reimbursement
All electricity usage costs are to be reimbursed to the body corporate.
55.17 Usage Charges
The body corporate agrees to recover costs and not profit from owner usage charges.
55.18 Charging and metering arrangements
The body corporate committee are authorised to enter into a reimbursement of costs arrangement with the owner at body corporate committee discretion.
55.18.1 Metering
55.18.1.1 Meter deposit
The owner will pay a $200 refundable deposit as payment in advance for electricity costs.
Should the owner leave The scheme or terminate charging arrangements, this deposit is fully refundable net of any outstanding usage charges.
55.18.1.2 The owner is required to meter usage charges. The meter must be capable of measuring and store kilowatt usage per hour, day, week and month up to 12 months.
55.18.1.4 The owner will reimburse the body corporate at current peak and off peak electricity rates per kilowatt hour used.
55.18.1.5 Meter reading. The owner is to supply meter reading arrangements as part of their proposal to the body corporate.
55.18.1.6 Meter Failure. In the event of meter failure, reimbursement is made on an estimated basis of historical usage.
55.19.2 Termination of electric vehicle charging arrangements due to non-payment
The body corporate may disconnect the owner from body corporate power at any time due to non-payment and agreed arrangements between the owner and the body corporate cease.