16Certificate cannot be created unless installed product listed on ESC register

16 Certificate cannot be created unless installed product listed on ESC register

Reg. 16(1AA) inserted by S.R. No. 109/2024 reg. 8(1).

(1AA) This regulation applies to a prescribed activity which involves the installation of a product.

(1) A certificate cannot be created in relation to a prescribed activity unless the product installed as part of the activity is listed on the ESC register at the time the certificate is to be created.

(2) Subregulation (1) does not apply in relation to a prescribed activity involving the installation of any of the following products if, at the time of installation, the product (or the model of the product) was registered under Part 5 of the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Act 2012 of the Commonwealth—

Reg. 16
(2)(a)(b) revoked by S.R. No. 25/2023 reg. 34.

(c) a category 22A product;

(d) a category 22B product;

(e) a category 22C product;

(f) a category 22D product;

(g) a category 24A product;

(h) a category 25A product;

(i) a category 31A product;

(j) a category 32A product.

(3) Subregulation (1) does not apply in relation to a prescribed activity involving the installation of any of the following products if, at the time of installation, the product is a device listed on the National Electricity Market Load Tables for Unmetered Connection Points published by the Australian Energy Market Operator from time to time—

(a) a category 27A product;

(b) a category 27B product.

(4) Subregulation (1) does not apply in relation to a prescribed activity involving the installation of—

(a) a category 37A product; or

(b) a category 38A product; or

(c) a category 39A product; or

(d) a category 40A product; or

(e) a category 41A product; or

Reg. 16(4)(f) substituted by S.R. No. 97/2021 reg. 6.

(f) a category 42A product; or

Reg. 16(4)(g) inserted by S.R. No. 97/2021 reg. 6.

(g) a category 43A product; or

Reg. 16(4)(h) inserted by S.R. No. 97/2021 reg. 6.

(h) a category 43B product; or

Reg. 16(4)(i) inserted by S.R. No. 97/2021 reg. 6.

(i) a category 43C product.

Reg. 16(5) inserted by S.R. No. 25/2023 reg. 26, revoked by S.R. No. 109/2024 reg. 8(2), new reg. 16(5) inserted by S.R. No. 91/2025 reg. 9.

(5) Subregulation (1) does not apply in relation to a prescribed activity involving the installation of any of the following products if, at the time of installation, the product is comprised of one or more approved inverters and one or more approved photovoltaic modules—

(a) a category 47A product;

(b) a category 47B product.