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Electrical Safety Act 2002
sec.122EElectrical safety notification
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### sec.122E Electrical safety notification
The regulator may issue a notification ( electrical safety notification ) that—
is directed at designers, manufacturers, importers or suppliers generally, or at stated designers, manufacturers, importers or suppliers; and
states requirements about the use or supply of stated electrical equipment, or a stated type of electrical equipment, including, if appropriate, requirements about preventing the use or supply of the electrical equipment or type of electrical equipment.
A designer, manufacturer, importer or supplier is taken to have enough notice of an electrical safety notification if—
the regulator gives the designer, manufacturer, importer or supplier a copy of the notification; or
a copy of the notification is published in—
the gazette; and
a newspaper circulating generally in the State.
The regulator may issue an electrical safety notification only if—
the regulator is satisfied on reasonable grounds that—
the supply or use of the electrical equipment, or the particular type of electrical equipment, that is the subject of the notification is putting, or will put, persons or property at electrical risk; or
appropriate information is not available about the electrical equipment, or the particular type of electrical equipment, that is the subject of the notification; and
the requirements included in the notification are reasonable in the circumstances.
For subsection (3) (a) (ii) , information about electrical equipment, or a particular type of electrical equipment, is appropriate information if the information states—
the use for which the electrical equipment or type of electrical equipment has been designed and tested; and
all conditions that must be observed to ensure the electrical equipment, or electrical equipment of the type, is electrically safe.
s 122E (prev s 206) amd 2011 No. 18 s 404 sch 4 pt 1 ; 2026 No. 6 s 5 (1) – (2)
reloc and renum 2026 No. 6 s 5 (3)
(sec.122E-ssec.1) The regulator may issue a notification ( electrical safety notification ) that— is directed at designers, manufacturers, importers or suppliers generally, or at stated designers, manufacturers, importers or suppliers; and states requirements about the use or supply of stated electrical equipment, or a stated type of electrical equipment, including, if appropriate, requirements about preventing the use or supply of the electrical equipment or type of electrical equipment.
(sec.122E-ssec.2) A designer, manufacturer, importer or supplier is taken to have enough notice of an electrical safety notification if— the regulator gives the designer, manufacturer, importer or supplier a copy of the notification; or a copy of the notification is published in— the gazette; and a newspaper circulating generally in the State.
(sec.122E-ssec.3) The regulator may issue an electrical safety notification only if— the regulator is satisfied on reasonable grounds that— the supply or use of the electrical equipment, or the particular type of electrical equipment, that is the subject of the notification is putting, or will put, persons or property at electrical risk; or appropriate information is not available about the electrical equipment, or the particular type of electrical equipment, that is the subject of the notification; and the requirements included in the notification are reasonable in the circumstances.
(sec.122E-ssec.4) For subsection (3) (a) (ii) , information about electrical equipment, or a particular type of electrical equipment, is appropriate information if the information states— the use for which the electrical equipment or type of electrical equipment has been designed and tested; and all conditions that must be observed to ensure the electrical equipment, or electrical equipment of the type, is electrically safe.
- (a) is directed at designers, manufacturers, importers or suppliers generally, or at stated designers, manufacturers, importers or suppliers; and
- (b) states requirements about the use or supply of stated electrical equipment, or a stated type of electrical equipment, including, if appropriate, requirements about preventing the use or supply of the electrical equipment or type of electrical equipment.
- (a) the regulator gives the designer, manufacturer, importer or supplier a copy of the notification; or
- (b) a copy of the notification is published in— (i) the gazette; and (ii) a newspaper circulating generally in the State.
- (i) the gazette; and
- (ii) a newspaper circulating generally in the State.
- (i) the gazette; and
- (ii) a newspaper circulating generally in the State.
- (a) the regulator is satisfied on reasonable grounds that— (i) the supply or use of the electrical equipment, or the particular type of electrical equipment, that is the subject of the notification is putting, or will put, persons or property at electrical risk; or (ii) appropriate information is not available about the electrical equipment, or the particular type of electrical equipment, that is the subject of the notification; and
- (i) the supply or use of the electrical equipment, or the particular type of electrical equipment, that is the subject of the notification is putting, or will put, persons or property at electrical risk; or
- (ii) appropriate information is not available about the electrical equipment, or the particular type of electrical equipment, that is the subject of the notification; and
- (b) the requirements included in the notification are reasonable in the circumstances.
- (i) the supply or use of the electrical equipment, or the particular type of electrical equipment, that is the subject of the notification is putting, or will put, persons or property at electrical risk; or
- (ii) appropriate information is not available about the electrical equipment, or the particular type of electrical equipment, that is the subject of the notification; and
- (a) the use for which the electrical equipment or type of electrical equipment has been designed and tested; and
- (b) all conditions that must be observed to ensure the electrical equipment, or electrical equipment of the type, is electrically safe.