Electricity Act 1945 - Regulation relating to electrical articles and fees (1993-541) [GG No 121 of 5.11.1993] (NSW)

1993—No. 541

ELECTRICITY ACT 1945—REGULATION

(Relating to electrical articles and fees)

NEW SOUTH WALES

[Published in Gazette No. 121 of 5 November 1993]

HIS Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council,
and in pursuance of the Electricity Act 1945, has been pleased to make

the Regulation set forth hereunder.

GARRY WEST M.P.

Minister for Energy.

Commencement

1. This Regulation commences on 1 December 1993.

Amendments

2. The Electrical Articles Regulation 1985 is amended:

(a) by inserting in Category 1 to Schedule 1 after the words “Fluorescent lamp ballast” the following words:

Fluorescent lamp starter

(b) by inserting in Category 3 to Schedule 1 after the words “Supply flexible cord” the following words:

Swimming pool or spa equipment

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(c) by omitting Schedule 2 and by inserting instead the following Schedule:

SCHEDULE 2—PRESCRIBED FEES

Certificates of approval for declared articles

(a) Preliminary application (clause 11):

(i) Category 1—Electrical Articles ......................................	50
(ii) Category 2—Electrical Articles ...............................	75
(iii) Category 3—Electrical Articles ............................... Application for approval (other than for modified articles) (clause 12 (1)):	100

(b)

(i) Category 1—Electrical Articles ..................................	300
(ii) Category 2—Electrical Articles ..................................	500
(iii) Category 3—Electrical Articles ...............................	600

(c) Application for renewal of approval (clause 13 (1)) ............	200
(d) Issue of duplicate certificate of approval (clause 21) ............	50
(e) Application for transfer of certificate of approval (clause

22 (2)) .................................................................................... 150

(f) Application for approval of modified article (clause 23 (2)):

(i) where application refers to 1 modification .................	150
(ii) where application refers to 2, 3 or 4 modifications	225
(iii) where application refers to 5 or more modifications	300

(g) Inspection of register (clause 27) ............................................ 50

(h) Issue of certified copies of entries in the register applicable to any one person or registration of any one type of electrical article (clause 27) .................................................... 50

Certificates of suitability

(a) Application for certificate of suitability (clause 40 (1)):

(i) Category 1—Electrical Articles ..................................	300
(ii) Category 2—Electrical Articles ..................................	500

(b) Issue of duplicate certificate of suitability (clause 43A)	75
(c) Application for transfer of certificate of suitability (clause

43B) ...................................................................................... 150

(d) Application for endorsement re variation (clause 45 (6)):

(i) where application refers to 1 variation .......................	150
(ii) where application refers to 2, 3 or 4 variations...........	225
(iii) where application refers to 5 or more variations...........	300

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

The purposes of this Regulation are:

(a)	to update Schedule 1 to the Electrical Articles Regulation 1985 (which divides electrical articles into 3 categories for such purposes as the determination of fees), by including fluorescent lamp starter in Category 1 of that Schedule and swimming pool or spa equipment in Category 3 of that Schedule; and
(b)	to increase certain fees under Schedule 2 to that Regulation and, in particular, to provide that the application fees for the modification of an electrical article, and for an endorsement of a variation on a certificate of suitability, will depend on the number of modifications or variations contained in the application.

This Regulation is made under the Electricity Act 1945, including section 37 (in

particular, section 37 (2) (z)).