Electricity Safety Act 1998
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alternative mark means a mark approved by Energy Safe Victoria under section 62W;
certificate of conformity means a certificate that has the same meaning given by section 62C and is issued by—
(b) a regulatory authority; or
(c) an external certifier;
certificate of suitability means a certificate that has the same meaning given by section 56 and is issued by—
(b) a regulatory authority; or
(c) an external certifier;
chief executive means the chief executive responsible for the administration of the Electrical Safety Act 2002 of Queensland;
controlled electrical equipment means electrical equipment declared under section 55;
corresponding law means a law declared under section 51;
external certifier means a person or body approved by a regulatory authority under a corresponding law to issue a certificate of conformity or a certificate of suitability;
group means items or components of in‑scope electrical equipment that—
(a) have the same basic electrical characteristics and material composition but may differ in dimension, colour or other aspects; and
(b) in respect to the relevant standard for the type of in-scope electrical equipment, one or more related test reports apply to the items or components;
in-scope electrical equipment means electrical equipment that—
(a) operates at or within a prescribed voltage range; and
(b) is designed or marketed as suitable for household, personal or similar use—
but does not include electrical equipment of a type that is declared under section 53 not to be in-scope electrical equipment;
level 1 in-scope electrical equipment means in‑scope electrical equipment that is prescribed to have a level 1 risk level (low risk);
level 2 in-scope electrical equipment means in‑scope electrical equipment that is prescribed to have a level 2 risk level (medium risk);
level 3 in-scope electrical equipment means in‑scope electrical equipment that is prescribed to have a level 3 risk level (high risk);