Electricity Safety Act 1971
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Schedule 1 Reviewable decisions Schedule 1 Reviewable decisions (see pt 8) column 1 item column 2 section column 3 decision column 4 entity 1 11A (1) declare article of electrical equipment is prescribed article of affected by declaration 2 11A (3) state safety standard that article of electrical equipment must comply with affected by safety standard 3 20 (1) refuse to approve premises as testing laboratory applicant for approval 4 20 (2) cancel approval of premises as testing laboratory entity that has approval cancelled 5 22 (2) impose requirement on approved first seller entity on which requirement imposed 6 28 prohibit sale or installation of articles of electrical equipment of stated class affected by prohibition 7 51 (1) (c) give written notice directing owner of installation or article to repair it or make it safe for use owner of installation or article 8 51 (1) (d) disconnect installation owner of installation
(see s 3) Note 1 The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this Act. Note 2 For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms: • ACAT • Australian citizen • bankrupt or personally insolvent • construction occupations registrar • function • home address • reviewable decision notice • State • under. approved first seller, for part 3 (Prescribed articles of electrical article of electrical equipment means— (a) a wire, cable, fitting, meter, insulator, switchboard, or apparatus designed or intended for use in an electrical installation; or (b) an appliance, fitting or apparatus operated by electricity and the cable and other things required for its connection to an electrical installation. AS/NZS 3000 means Australian/New Zealand Standard 3000 (Wiring Rules) as in force from time to time. AS/NZS 3017 means Australian/New Zealand Standard 3017 (Electrical installations—testing and inspection guidelines) as in force from time to time.
AS/NZS 3820 means Australian/New Zealand Standards 3820 (Essential safety requirements for low voltage electrical equipment) as in force from time to time. business premises, for part 7 (Enforcement)—see section 37. connected with, for part 7 (Enforcement)—see section 38 (1). corresponding law, for part 3 (Prescribed articles of electrical declaration of compliance, for part 3 (Prescribed articles of electrical electrical installation— (a) means electrical wiring or cable used or for use in carrying or controlling electricity (other than electricity with a voltage of not more than 50V a.c. or 120V ripple-free d.c.), including the following: (i) a wiring system, switchgear, control gear, generator, electrical accessory, electrical appliance, or fitting, that is used or for use in the conversion, storage, transmission, distribution, generation or use of electrical energy and connected to wiring or cable; (ii) a switch, fuse, plug, socket outlet, lighting outlet, adaptor, ceiling rose or other device associated with wiring, a switchboard, or an appliance, mentioned in subparagraph (i); (iii) a consuming device in which electricity is converted into heat, motion or another form of energy, or is substantially changed in its electrical character; (iv) support for electrical wiring or cable; but