Electricity Safety Act 1971
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26 Minimum safety standards (i) sells an article of electrical equipment; or (ii) installs an article of electrical equipment in, or connects an article of electrical equipment to, an electrical installation; and (b) the person is reckless about whether the article complies with the standard.
Part 4 Non-prescribed articles of electrical equipment (2) The relevant minimum safety standards for an article of electrical equipment of a particular type are— (a) the minimum safety requirements for articles of that type under AS/NZS 3820, as in force from time to time; or (b) if the regulations provide minimum safety standards for articles of that type—those standards.