Electricity Safety Act 1971
28Prohibited articles
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28 Prohibited articles (1) The construction occupations registrar may prepare a notice prohibiting the sale or installation of articles of electrical equipment of a stated class. (2) The construction occupations registrar may act under subsection (1) only if satisfied on reasonable grounds that— (a) articles of the class are, or are likely to become, unsafe to use because of their design or construction; and (b) the use of an article of the class involves, or would involve, a risk of death or injury to a person or damage to property. (3) A notice under subsection (1) is a notifiable instrument. (4) The construction occupations registrar must give additional public notice of a notice under subsection (1). Note Public notice means notice on an ACT government website or in a daily newspaper circulating in the ACT (see Legislation Act, dict, pt 1). The requirement in s (4) is in addition to the requirement for notification on the legislation register as a notifiable instrument.