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— > > > > > > > (i) 5,000 penalty units for a first offence, or > > > > > > > (ii) 7,500 penalty units for a second or subsequent offence. > > > > Note— > > > > An offence against subsection (1) or (2) committed by a corporation is an executive liability offence attracting executive liability for a director or other person involved in the management of the corporation—see section 63. > > > (3) The Secretary may, by order in writing and subject to any conditions that may be specified in the order, exempt a person or persons of a specified class from the operation of any or all of the provisions of subsection (1) or (2).