8Class of items, and obligations relating to certain compliance records

8 Class of items, and obligations relating to certain compliance records

(1) In this instrument:

(a) an item (other than a modified item) is included in a class of items if the item:
(i) is identical to each other item of the class (irrespective of when the items were manufactured or imported); and
(ii) has the same manufacturer or importer as each other item; and
(b) the original item, in relation to the class of items, is the item of the class that was the first to be manufactured in Australia or imported.

(2) In this instrument:

(a) a modified item is included in a class of items if:
(i) the modification which resulted in that item is identical to the modification which resulted in each other item of the class (irrespective of when the items were so modified); and
(ii) the modified item is, in all other respects, identical to each other item (irrespective of when the items were manufactured or imported); and
(iii) the modified item has the same manufacturer or importer as each other item; and
(b) the original modified item, in relation to the class of items, is the item of the class that was the first to be so modified in Australia.

(3) If:

(a) a provision of this instrument requires a manufacturer or importer of an item to do any of the following things:
(i) complete a declaration of conformity for the item in accordance with subsection 22(1); or
(ii) prepare a description of the item in accordance with subsection 27(4); or
(iii) update the description in accordance with subsection 27(5); or
(iv) prepare a written statement in relation to the item in accordance with:
(A) subsection 13(4); or
(B) paragraph 15(2)(b); or
(C) subsection 23(2); or
(D) subclause 5(3) of Schedule 4; or
(E) paragraph 6(2)(b) of Schedule 4; and
(b) the item is included in a class of items; and
(c) the manufacturer or importer has done such a thing in relation to another item of the class; and
(d) the declaration, description, statement, test report or other document which resulted from doing such a thing would be the same for each item of the class;
the manufacturer or importer is taken to have done such a thing in relation to the first-mentioned item, and the doing of such a thing is taken to have resulted in the declaration, description, statement, test report or other document referred to in paragraph (d).

Note: Example: If a manufacturer or importer has prepared a declaration of conformity for the original item in the class that is included in a class of items, the manufacturer or importer is not required to prepare such a declaration in the same terms for any other item included in the class.