Electrical Safety Act 2022
27Safety duty of importers
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27 Safety duty of importers (1) Subsections (2) and (3) apply to a person who conducts a business or undertaking that imports electrical equipment. (2) The person must ensure that the imported electrical equipment is safe from electrical risk. (3) Without limiting subsection (1), the duty includes ensuring that the imported electrical equipment: (a) is designed to be safe from electrical risk; and
Electrical Safety Act 2022 22 (b) is tested and examined to confirm that it is safe from electrical Example for section 27 This duty could apply to an importer who is a supplier and the electrical equipment is consumer electrical equipment.