43Labelling of gas appliances and components

43 Labelling of gas appliances and components

(1)  A gas appliance or component to which this Division applies is labelled as required under this Division if –

(a) in the case of an appliance or component approved by the Director under this Division, it is labelled as required under the conditions of its approval; or

(b) in the case of an appliance or component approved by an external authority –

(i) it displays a regulatory compliance label in accordance with the relevant Australian Standard for gas appliances; or

(ii) it is labelled as required by the law in force in the jurisdiction of the external authority; or

(iii) it is labelled as required by any instructions prescribed by the Director under section 42(2)(c) .

(2)  A person must not –

(a) label a gas appliance or component in a way that suggests it is approved by the Director or an external authority if it is not in fact so approved; or

(b) make any form of representation to the effect that a gas appliance or component is approved by the Director or an external authority, or from which it might reasonably be inferred that a gas appliance or component is approved by the Director or an external authority, if it is not in fact so approved; or

(c) misuse a label for indicating approval of a gas appliance or component.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.