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Electrical Safety Act 2002
sec.40GMinister may make recall order
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### sec.40G Minister may make recall order
This section applies if the Minister considers that electrical equipment is placing, or will place, persons or property in electrical risk.
The Minister may make an order (a recall order ) that—
is directed to a stated designer, manufacturer or importer (the responsible person ); and
requires stated electrical equipment, or a stated type of electrical equipment, be recalled from use.
The Minister may make a recall order for electrical equipment whether or not—
the responsible person has already undertaken a recall of the electrical equipment; or
the electrical equipment has been installed at a place.
Section 35 (2) expressly provides for a duty to comply with the recall order.
s 40G (prev s 40A) ins 2009 No. 38 s 5
amd 2011 No. 18 s 356
renum 2011 No. 18 s 357 (2)
(sec.40G-ssec.1) This section applies if the Minister considers that electrical equipment is placing, or will place, persons or property in electrical risk.
(sec.40G-ssec.2) The Minister may make an order (a recall order ) that— is directed to a stated designer, manufacturer or importer (the responsible person ); and requires stated electrical equipment, or a stated type of electrical equipment, be recalled from use.
(sec.40G-ssec.3) The Minister may make a recall order for electrical equipment whether or not— the responsible person has already undertaken a recall of the electrical equipment; or the electrical equipment has been installed at a place. Section 35 (2) expressly provides for a duty to comply with the recall order.
- (a) is directed to a stated designer, manufacturer or importer (the responsible person ); and
- (b) requires stated electrical equipment, or a stated type of electrical equipment, be recalled from use.
- (a) the responsible person has already undertaken a recall of the electrical equipment; or
- (b) the electrical equipment has been installed at a place.