196Informing public of proposed prohibition

196 Informing public of proposed prohibition (1) Before giving a notice under section 195, the Electrical Safety Regulator must do all that is reasonably practicable to inform the public and any person specified in the notice of the proposed prohibition, unless: (a) the Minister advises the Electrical Safety Regulator that the prohibition is urgently required to minimise electrical risk; or (b) the sale of the consumer electrical equipment was prohibited under the law of a State or another Territory. (2) The information to be given under subsection (1) must include the (a) a statement that the Electrical Safety Regulator proposes to prohibit the supply or sale of consumer electrical equipment; (b) a description of the consumer electrical equipment; (c) the grounds for the proposed direction; (d) the facts and circumstances forming the basis for those grounds; (e) an invitation to the public and any person specified in the notice to show cause, within a specified period of at least 10 business days, why the proposed direction should not be made.

Electrical Safety Act 2022 107 (3) The Electrical Safety Regulator must consider any representations made within the period specified in the notice, before giving the