Electrical Safety Act 2022
76Used consumer electrical equipment
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76 Used consumer electrical equipment (1) A person must not sell used consumer electrical equipment unless a label is attached to the equipment that: (a) if the equipment was not tested for electrical safety – warns potential buyers that the equipment was not tested for electrical safety; or (b) if the equipment was tested by a qualified person to be safe from electrical risk – advises potential buyers that the equipment is safe from electrical risk. Note for subsection (1)(b) The equipment must not be sold if it was tested by a qualified person and found to be not safe from electrical risk.
Electrical Safety Act 2022 48 (a) the person sells consumer electrical equipment; and (b) the consumer electrical equipment has been used before the sale; and (c) the consumer electrical equipment is not labelled in accordance with subsection (1). (a) the person sells consumer electrical equipment; and (b) the consumer electrical equipment is used; and (c) the consumer electrical equipment is not labelled advising potential buyers that the equipment was: (i) not tested by a qualified person; or (ii) tested by a qualified person and is safe from electrical (4) An offence against subsection (2) or (3) is an offence of strict (5) In this section: qualified person means a person who is qualified in accordance with the regulations.