Electrical Safety Regulation 2026
sec.57Responsible supplier may register
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sec.57 Responsible supplier may register
A responsible supplier of in-scope electrical equipment may register as a responsible supplier of the in-scope electrical equipment. However, the responsible supplier is not eligible to register if the responsible supplier— does not have an ABN or an IRD; or is ineligible to register under section 70 (2) . As part of the registration process, the responsible supplier must— make the responsible supplier’s declaration as required by the equipment safety rules; and pay the registration fee. The declaration required by the equipment safety rules must include the information mentioned in schedule 3 , part 1 . A relevant person must not, in registering or purporting to register as a responsible supplier, give false information or make a false declaration. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. In this section— ABN (short for ‘Australian Business Number’) has the meaning given by the A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999 (Cwlth) , section 41 . IRD means a tax file number within the meaning of the Income Tax Act 2007 (NZ) , section YA1. (sec.57-ssec.1) A responsible supplier of in-scope electrical equipment may register as a responsible supplier of the in-scope electrical equipment. (sec.57-ssec.2) However, the responsible supplier is not eligible to register if the responsible supplier— does not have an ABN or an IRD; or is ineligible to register under section 70 (2) . (sec.57-ssec.3) As part of the registration process, the responsible supplier must— make the responsible supplier’s declaration as required by the equipment safety rules; and pay the registration fee. (sec.57-ssec.4) The declaration required by the equipment safety rules must include the information mentioned in schedule 3 , part 1 . (sec.57-ssec.5) A relevant person must not, in registering or purporting to register as a responsible supplier, give false information or make a false declaration. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. (sec.57-ssec.6) In this section— ABN (short for ‘Australian Business Number’) has the meaning given by the A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999 (Cwlth) , section 41 . IRD means a tax file number within the meaning of the Income Tax Act 2007 (NZ) , section YA1.
- (a) does not have an ABN or an IRD; or
- (b) is ineligible to register under section 70 (2) .
- (a) make the responsible supplier’s declaration as required by the equipment safety rules; and
- (b) pay the registration fee.