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Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards Act 2005
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#### 36 Minimum general performance
(1) A person contravenes this subsection if:
(a) the person supplies a WELS product; and
(b) the applicable WELS standard requires the product:
(i) to be registered for the purposes of the supply; and
(ii) to comply with minimum general performance requirements for the purposes of the supply; and
(c) the product does not comply with those minimum general performance requirements.
Strict liability offence
(2) A person commits an offence of strict liability if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Penalty: 60 penalty units.
> Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.
Civil penalty provision
(3) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Civil penalty: 60 penalty units.