67AOffence—supply level 1 in-scope electrical equipment

67A Offence—supply level 1 in-scope electrical equipment

(1) A responsible supplier must not supply or offer to supply level 1 in-scope electrical equipment to a person, except in accordance with subsection (2), (3) or (4).

(2) A responsible supplier may supply or offer to supply level 1 in-scope electrical equipment if—

(a) the responsible supplier—

(i) is a registered responsible supplier; or

(ii) supplies or offers for supply the electrical equipment, with the approval of Energy Safe Victoria; and

(b) the responsible supplier—

(i) is the manufacturer of the electrical equipment and, at the time the electrical equipment was manufactured, the electrical equipment complied with the relevant standard; or

(ii) is the importer of the electrical equipment and, at the time the electrical equipment was imported into a State or Territory or New Zealand, the electrical equipment complied with the relevant standard; or

(iii) supplies or offers for supply the electrical equipment, with the approval of Energy Safe Victoria; and

(c) the level 1 in-scope electrical equipment is safe to be connected to an electricity supply.

(3) A responsible supplier may supply or offer to supply level 1 in-scope electrical equipment if—

(a) the person who supplied the electrical equipment to the responsible supplier is registered under a corresponding law of New Zealand; and

(b) the electrical equipment at the time of its importation, was registered as being supplied by the person who supplied the electrical equipment to the responsible supplier under a corresponding law of New Zealand; and

(c) the electrical equipment at the time of its importation or manufacture complies with the relevant standard that applied to the electrical equipment on its registration under a corresponding law of New Zealand by the person; and

(d) the electrical equipment is safe to be connected to an electricity supply.

(4) A responsible supplier may supply or offer to supply level 1 in-scope electrical equipment imported by the responsible supplier from a body corporate outside of Australia if—

(c) the electrical equipment is registered in the Register as electrical equipment supplied by the NZ body corporate; and

(d) the electrical equipment at the time of its importation complies with the relevant standard that applied to the electrical equipment on its registration under a corresponding law of New Zealand by the NZ body corporate; and

(e) the electrical equipment is safe to be connected to an electricity supply.

S. 67B inserted by No. 43/2018 s. 10.