8Electrical articles must meet certain standards before they can be sold

8 Electrical articles must meet certain standards before they can be sold

8 Electrical articles must meet certain standards before they can be sold

(1) A person must not sell a declared electrical article if the article is not of—

(a) a model of electrical article that has a model approval, or

(b) a class, description or model that has been approved or registered by the relevant authority for another State or a Territory, or

(c) a model of electrical article that has been approved or certified under a recognised external approval scheme (being an approval or certification that is evidenced by marking on the article).

Maximum penalty—

(a) in the case of an individual—

(i) 500 penalty units for a first offence, or

(ii) 750 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both, for a second or subsequent offence, or

(b) in the case of a corporation—

(i) 5,000 penalty units for a first offence, or

(ii) 7,500 penalty units for a second or subsequent offence.

(2) A person must not sell an electrical article if—

(a) the article is not marked in accordance with the regulations, or

(b) the article does not comply with any one or more of the following—

(i) the class specifications (if any) for the article,

(ii) the model specifications (if any) for the article,

(iii) any other specifications prescribed by the regulations for the article,

(iv) any other requirements (including standards) prescribed by the regulations for the article.

Maximum penalty—

(a) in the case of an individual—

(i) 500 penalty units for a first offence, or

(ii) 750 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both, for a second or subsequent offence, or

(b) in the case of a corporation—