Electrical Safety Regulation 2026
sec.50Definitions for part
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sec.50 Definitions for part
In this part— certificate of conformity means a certificate— stating that a type of level 3 in-scope electrical equipment complies with the relevant standard for that type; and issued— under division 7 or under a recognised external certification scheme; or under a corresponding law or a scheme provided for under that law; and complying with the requirements relating to issuing a certificate under the equipment safety rules. certificate of suitability means a certificate— stating that a type of level 1 or 2 in-scope electrical equipment complies with the relevant standard for the type of in-scope electrical equipment; and issued under any 1 of the following— a declared scheme under section 96 ; a program established under section 116 ; a corresponding law; a scheme under a corresponding law that substantially corresponds to a declared scheme under section 96 ; and complying with the requirements relating to issuing a certificate under the equipment safety rules. date of registration , for registration of a responsible supplier of in-scope electrical equipment or of equipment as a type of level 2 or 3 in-scope electrical equipment, means the date shown in the national register as the date of registration of the responsible supplier or type. defining standard means AS/NZS 4417 (Regulatory compliance mark for electrical and electronic equipment). false declaration includes an incorrect or misleading declaration. false information includes incorrect or misleading information. family , of a type of level 1, 2 or 3 in-scope electrical equipment, means items of the type that— have the same basic electrical characteristics and material composition but may differ in dimension, colour or other aspects; and having regard to the relevant standard for the type, are able to be covered by a single test report. level 1 , for in-scope electrical equipment, see section 54 (1) . level 2 , for in-scope electrical equipment, see section 54 (2) . level 3 , for in-scope electrical equipment, see section 54 (3) . meets , a relevant standard, means complies with the safety requirements, electrical or otherwise, of the standard. RCM means the regulatory compliance mark under the defining standard. registered see section 52 . registered responsible supplier means a responsible supplier of in-scope electrical equipment who is registered. relevant person means— an individual who resides in Queensland; or a corporation whose— registered office under the Corporations Act is in Queensland; or principal place of business is in Queensland. relevant responsible supplier , of in-scope electrical equipment, means— if the responsible supplier of the in-scope electrical equipment is an individual—an individual who resides in Queensland; or if the responsible supplier of the in-scope electrical equipment is a corporation—a corporation whose— registered office under the Corporations Act is in Queensland; or principal place of business is in Queensland. relevant standard — for a type of level 1 in-scope electrical equipment, see section 55 (1) ; or for a type of level 2 or level 3 in-scope electrical equipment, see section 56 (1) . second-hand dealer see the Second-hand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act 2003 , schedule 3 . second-hand item means an item of level 1, 2 or 3 in-scope electrical equipment that has previously been sold, other than electrical equipment— previously sold by wholesale; or acquired by a person for the production or manufacture of another item of electrical equipment; or acquired by a person, other than a second-hand dealer, for the purpose of resupply of the electrical equipment; or the resupply of electrical equipment by sale, exchange, lease, hire, hire-purchase or other arrangement returned to a supplier for refund or exchange. test report means a document that presents test results and other information relevant to the test.