Electricity Safety Act 1971
66Regulation-making power
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66 Regulation-making power (1) The Executive may make regulations for this Act. (2) The Executive may also make regulations— (a) for electrical installations and articles of electrical equipment to promote the efficient use or conservation of power and energy, or to limit harm to the environment; and
Miscellaneous Part 9 (b) that set standards in relation to design, approval, certification, construction, installation, configuration, maintenance, repair, service, replacement, inspection, testing, labelling or disposal of articles of electrical equipment and electrical installations (or parts of electrical equipment and electrical installations). (3) A regulation may apply, adopt or incorporate the law of another jurisdiction or an instrument as in force from time to time. (4) The Legislation Act, section 47 (5) or (6) does not apply in relation to the law of another jurisdiction or an instrument applied, adopted or incorporated under a regulation. Note Laws of another jurisdiction and instruments mentioned in s (4) do not need to be notified under the Legislation Act because s 47 (5) and (6) do not apply (see Legislation Act, s 47 (7)). (5) A regulation may create offences and fix maximum penalties of not more than 60 penalty units for the offences. (6) In this section: law of another jurisdiction—see the Legislation Act, section 47 (10).