<P> AS / NZS 3112 are the harmonised Australian and New Zealand standards for AC Plugs and Socket - Outlets . </P> <P> The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) "world plugs" Web site calls this plug Type I . </P> <P> The plug pictured on the left, as used in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Papua New Guinea and many Pacific Island countries, has two flat pins forming an inverted V - shape plus a vertical earthing pin . These flat blades measure 6.35 by 1.6 mm (⁄ by ⁄ in) with the Active and Neutral pins 17.35 mm (⁄ in) long set 30 ° to the vertical and the vertical Earth pin being 20 mm (0.787 in) in length . The pins are arranged at 120 ° angles around a common midpoint, with the Active and Neutral centred 7.92 mm (⁄ in) from the midpoint, and the Earth pin centred 10.31 mm (⁄ in) away . </P> <P> As from 3 April 2005 the "live" (Line and Neutral) pins of every 10 amp and 15 amp flat pin plug sold were required to comply with the requirements of AS / NZS 3112: 2000, which states that the live pins must be insulated, as shown in the picture . </P>

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