This legislation has been repealed.
- As at 1 September 2018 - Act 4 of 2004 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Long Title PART 1 - PRELIMINARY 1. Name of Act 2. Commencement 3. Definitions 4. Act to bind Crown PART 2 - ELECTRICAL ARTICLES Division 1 - Declared electrical articles 5. Declared electrical articles 6. Declared electrical articles displayed for advertising to be treated as being displayed for sale Division 2 - Specifications for electrical articles 7. Class specifications for electrical articles 8. Model specifications for electrical articles 9. Compliance with class and model specifications Division 3 - Information concerning electrical articles 10. Publication of information concerning declared electrical articles and specifications Division 4 - Model approvals for electrical articles 11. Approval of model of electrical article 12. Duration of model approvals 13. Suspensions and cancellations of model approvals 14. Administrative review of certain model approval decisions by Civil and Administrative Tribunal Division 5 - Recognised external approval schemes 15. Recognised external approval schemes Division 6 - Sale of electrical articles 16. Electrical articles must meet certain standards before they can be sold Division 7 - Acquisition guarantees 17. Acquisition guarantor and guarantees 18. Acquisition guarantee may be defence to certain offences 19. Acquisition guarantor may be convicted of offence if proceedings against defendant dismissed 20. Person must not give false acquisition guarantee Division 8 - Unsafe electrical articles 21. Prohibition of the sale of unsafe electrical articles 22. Requiring action to be taken by seller of unsafe electrical articles 23. Requiring evidence of safety of electrical articles 24. Persons must comply with notices issued under this Division 25. Effect of Division on Fair Trading Act 1987 Division 9 - Investigation powers 26. Powers of authorised officers 27. Prohibition of the sale of certain electrical articles and the labelling of such articles Division 10 - Seizure and forfeiture of electrical articles 28. Return of seized electrical articles 29. Forfeiture of certain electrical articles PART 3 - ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS 30. Inspection of electrical installations 30A. Electricity meters 31. Electrical installation work to comply with regulations 32. Responsibilities of persons concerning the safety of electrical installations PART 4 - ACCIDENT REPORTING AND INVESTIGATIONS 33. Notification of serious electrical accidents 34. Investigation of serious electrical accidents 35. Powers of authorised officers 36. Interference with site of serious electrical accident 37. Publication of details of serious electrical accidents 38. Arrangements with other public authorities regarding investigable electrical incidents PART 5 - ENFORCEMENT Division 1 - Authorised officers 39. Authorised officers 40. Obstruction etc of authorised officers 41. Powers of authorised officers who are investigators under Fair Trading Act 1987 not limited Division 2 - Search warrants 42. Search warrants Division 3 - Undertakings 43. Application of section 218 of the Australian Consumer Law (NSW) to undertakings given for purposes of this Act Division 4 - Proceedings for offences 44. Limitation on self-incrimination 45. Liability of directors etc for offences by corporation--offences attracting executive liability 45A. Liability of directors etc for offences by corporation--accessory to the commission of the offences 46. Evidentiary provisions relating to electrical articles 47. Penalty notices 48. Nature of proceedings for offences 49. Commencement of proceedings PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS 50. Disclosure of information 51. Exclusion of personal liability 52. Service or giving of documents 53. Provision of documents to Secretary 54. Delegation of functions 55. Regulations 56. Savings, transitional and other provisions 57. Repeal of Electricity Safety Act 1945 (1946 No 13) 58. (Repealed) 59. Review of Act SCHEDULE 1 Schedule 4 (Repealed)