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Electrical Safety Act 2002
sec.48KRegulator may make rules
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### sec.48K Regulator may make rules
The regulator may make rules under this part (the equipment safety rules ).
Without limiting subsection (1) , a rule may—
be about—
the registration of matters including the declarations to be made by responsible suppliers relating to their registration and to their registration of level 2 or 3 in-scope electrical equipment; or
the recording of any information in the national register;
the correction, change or withdrawal of information recorded in the national register in relation to the registration of a matter or otherwise; or
process for issuing certificates of conformity; or
approve an entity as an approved testing entity.
A rule may contain other information relating to this part or a regulation.
A rule must not be inconsistent with this Act.
The regulator must notify the making of a rule in the gazette.
A rule takes effect—
on the day the making of the rule is notified in the gazette; or
if a later day is stated in the notice or the rule—on that day.
The regulator must make a copy of the equipment safety rules available for public inspection on the department’s website on the internet.
s 48K ins 2011 No. 4 s 8
amd 2011 No. 18 ss 396 (8) – (9) , 401 (1) , (3)
(sec.48K-ssec.1) The regulator may make rules under this part (the equipment safety rules ).
(sec.48K-ssec.2) Without limiting subsection (1) , a rule may— be about— the registration of matters including the declarations to be made by responsible suppliers relating to their registration and to their registration of level 2 or 3 in-scope electrical equipment; or the recording of any information in the national register; the correction, change or withdrawal of information recorded in the national register in relation to the registration of a matter or otherwise; or process for issuing certificates of conformity; or approve an entity as an approved testing entity.
(sec.48K-ssec.3) A rule may contain other information relating to this part or a regulation.
(sec.48K-ssec.4) A rule must not be inconsistent with this Act.
(sec.48K-ssec.5) The regulator must notify the making of a rule in the gazette.
(sec.48K-ssec.6) A rule takes effect— on the day the making of the rule is notified in the gazette; or if a later day is stated in the notice or the rule—on that day.
(sec.48K-ssec.7) The regulator must make a copy of the equipment safety rules available for public inspection on the department’s website on the internet.
- (a) be about— (i) the registration of matters including the declarations to be made by responsible suppliers relating to their registration and to their registration of level 2 or 3 in-scope electrical equipment; or (ii) the recording of any information in the national register; (iii) the correction, change or withdrawal of information recorded in the national register in relation to the registration of a matter or otherwise; or (iv) process for issuing certificates of conformity; or
- (i) the registration of matters including the declarations to be made by responsible suppliers relating to their registration and to their registration of level 2 or 3 in-scope electrical equipment; or
- (ii) the recording of any information in the national register;
- (iii) the correction, change or withdrawal of information recorded in the national register in relation to the registration of a matter or otherwise; or
- (iv) process for issuing certificates of conformity; or
- (b) approve an entity as an approved testing entity.
- (i) the registration of matters including the declarations to be made by responsible suppliers relating to their registration and to their registration of level 2 or 3 in-scope electrical equipment; or
- (ii) the recording of any information in the national register;
- (iii) the correction, change or withdrawal of information recorded in the national register in relation to the registration of a matter or otherwise; or
- (iv) process for issuing certificates of conformity; or
- (a) on the day the making of the rule is notified in the gazette; or
- (b) if a later day is stated in the notice or the rule—on that day.