Electricity (Electrical Articles) Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1999 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 1999 No. 315 Electricity Act 1994 ELECTRICITY (ELECTRICAL ARTICLES) AMENDMENT REGULATION (No. 1) 1999 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3 Amendment of s 2 (Purposes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4 Amendment of s 3 (How purposes are to be achieved) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 5 Insertion of new s 5A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 5A What is a “prescribed electrical article” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 6 Amendment of s 9 (Hire or sale of prescribed electrical articles) . . . . . . . 5 7 Amendment of s 20 (Cancellation of approval of approved type of electrical article) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 8 Insertion of new s 31A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 31A Sale of noncomplying nonprescribed electrical articles prohibited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 9 Amendment of s 32 (Regulator may prohibit hire, sale or use of electrical articles if fire or other danger likely) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 10 Amendment of s 34 (Prohibition on sale of second-hand electrical articles unless labelled) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 11 Replacement of ch hdg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 12 Omission of s 39 (Measurements and calculations to be rounded to 2 decimal places) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2 Electricity (Electrical Articles) Amendment (No. 1) No. 315, 1999 13 Replacement of ch 3, pt 2, hdg and ss 40–43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Division 1—Definitions 39 What is “prescribed electrical equipment” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 40 What is “relevant standard” for prescribed electrical equipment . . 7 Division 2—Registration 41 Application for registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 42 Requirements for registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 43 Minimum energy efficiency, and performance criteria . . . . . . . . . . 9 14 Amendment of s 44 (Notice of registration of efficiency label) . . . . . . . . . 9 15 Amendment of s 45 (Term of registration) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 16 Amendment of s 46 (Change of name or address) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 17 Omission of ch 3, pt 2, div 2 (Changes to registration) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 18 Renumbering of ch 3, pt 2, div 3 (Transfer and cancellation of registration) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 19 Amendment of s 50 (Transfer of registration of efficiency label) . . . . . . . . 10 20 Amendment of s 51 (Notice of transfer of efficiency label) . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 21 Replacement of s 52 (Cancellation of registration of efficiency label) . . . 11 52 Cancellation of registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 22 Amendment of s 53 (Procedure before cancellation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 23 Amendment of s 54 (Notice of cancellation of registration of efficiency label) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 24 Replacement of ch 3, pt 2, divs 4–6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Division 3—Efficiency label 55 Efficiency label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 25 Replacement of s 60 (Testing of domestic appliances) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 60 Testing of prescribed electrical equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 26 Amendment of s 61 (Test reports) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 27 Omission of s 62 (Chapter and specification to be read together for test) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 28 Amendment of s 63 (Requirement by regulator to make available domestic appliance for testing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 29 Amendment of s 64 (What happens if check testing shows label is incorrect) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

3 Electricity (Electrical Articles) Amendment (No. 1) No. 315, 1999 30 Amendment of s 65 (What happens if check test shows label is correct) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 31 Amendment of s 66 (Return of appliances made available to the regulator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 32 Omission of ch 3, pt 3, divs 3–7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 33 Replacement of ch 3, pt 4 (Offences) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 PART 4—OFFENCES 106 Part does not apply to second-hand prescribed electrical equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 107 Prescribed electrical equipment in sch 3, pt 1 must be registered and labelled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 107A Prescribed electrical equipment in sch 3, pt 2 must be registered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 108 Refrigerating appliance must display formerly registered label . . . 18 34 Amendment of s 108A (Notification of decisions and appeal rights) . . . . . 18 35 Amendment of s 117 (Electrical Approval and Energy Labelling Advisory Committee) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 36 Replacement of s 119 (Efficiency label register) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 119 Register of registered prescribed electrical equipment . . . . . . . . . . 19 37 Replacement of ss 123 and 124 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 123 Equipment for which efficiency label was formerly registered . . . . 19 38 Replacement of sch 1 (Prescribed electrical articles and relevant standards) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 SCHEDULE 1 PRESCRIBED ELECTRICAL ARTICLES AND RELEVANT STANDARDS 39 Amendment of sch 2 (Fees) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 40 Replacement of schs 3–8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 SCHEDULE 3 PRESCRIBED ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND RELEVANT STANDARDS 41 Amendment of sch 9 (Appeals against administrative decisions to magistrates court) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 42 Amendment of sch 10 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

s1 4 s5 Electricity (Electrical Articles) Amendment No. 315, 1999 (No. 1) ˙ Short title 1. This regulation may be cited as the Electricity (Electrical Articles) Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1999 . ˙ Regulation amended 2. This regulation amends the Electricity(ElectricalArticles)Regulation 1994 . ˙ Amendment of s 2 (Purposes) 3. Section 2(b)— omit, insert— ‘(b) provide for the proper measurement of the energy efficiency and performance of electrical equipment; and (c) inform the public about the energy efficiency and performance of electrical equipment.’. ˙ Amendment of s 3 (How purposes are to be achieved) 4.(1) Section 3(e), ‘of domestic appliances’— omit, insert— ‘and the performance of electrical equipment’. (2) Section 3(f) and (g)— omit, insert— ‘(f) providing for the registration of electrical equipment; and (g) providing for the labelling of electrical equipment.’. ˙ Insertion of new s 5A 5. Chapter 2, part 1, division 1, before section 6— insert—

s6 5 s8 Electricity (Electrical Articles) Amendment No. 315, 1999 (No. 1) ˙ ‘ What is a “prescribed electrical article” ‘ 5A.(1) Each electrical article listed in schedule 1— (a) is a “prescribed electrical article” ; and (b) has the meaning given the article by the defining standard. ‘ (2) Words and expressions used in schedule 1 that are defined in the wiring rules have the same respective meanings in schedule 1. ‘ (3) In this section— “defining standard” means Australian Standard/New Zealand Standard 4417 Marking of electrical products to indicate compliance with regulation , part 2 Specific requirements for electrical safety regulatory applications. “wiring rules” means Australian Standard 3000 Electrical installations—buildings, structures and premises (known as the SAA Wiring Rules).’. ˙ Amendment of s 9 (Hire or sale of prescribed electrical articles) 6. Section 9(b)— insert— ‘(iii) with an RCM; and’. ˙ Amendment of s 20 (Cancellation of approval of approved type of electrical article) 7. Section 20(1)(f), ‘annual’— omit. ˙ Insertion of new s 31A 8. Chapter 2, part 2, after section 31— insert—

s 9 6 s 10 Electricity (Electrical Articles) Amendment No. 315, 1999 (No. 1) ˙ ‘ Sale of noncomplying nonprescribed electrical articles prohibited ‘ 31A. A person must not sell a nonprescribed electrical equipment to which the safety criteria in AS/NZS 3820 Essential safety requirements for low voltage electrical equipment apply unless the equipment complies with the safety criteria. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.’. ˙ Amendment of s 32 (Regulator may prohibit hire, sale or use of electrical articles if fire or other danger likely) 9.(1) Section 32, heading, from ‘ if fire ’— omit, insert— ‘ on safety grounds ’. (2) Section 32(1), from ‘may cause’— omit, insert— ‘does not comply with the safety criteria in AS/NZS 3820.’. ˙ Amendment of s 34 (Prohibition on sale of second-hand electrical articles unless labelled) 10.(1) Section 34, heading, ‘ unless labelled ’— omit . (2) Section 34(2)— omit, insert— ‘ (2) A person must not sell a second-hand electrical article that is a prescribed electrical article unless it complies with section 9(a) and (b). 1 Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. ‘ (3) Subsections (1) and (2) apply only if the person is involved in the business of selling electrical articles.’. 1 Section 9 (Hire or sale of prescribed articles)

s 11 7 s 13 Electricity (Electrical Articles) Amendment No. 315, 1999 (No. 1) ˙ Replacement of ch 3 hdg 11. Chapter 3, heading— omit, insert— ‘ CHAPTER 3—PRESCRIBED ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT ’. ˙ Omission of s 39 (Measurements and calculations to be rounded to 2 decimal places) 12. Section 39— omit. ˙ Amendment of ch 3, pt 2 13. Chapter 3, part 2, heading, chapter 3, part 2, division 1 heading and sections 40 to 43— omit, insert— ‘ PART 2—MINIMUM ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND PERFORMANCE ‘ Division 1—Definitions ˙ ‘ What is “prescribed electrical equipment” ‘ 39. Each item of electrical equipment listed in schedule 3— (a) is “prescribed electrical equipment” ; and (b) has the meaning given the item by the relevant standard. ˙ ‘ What is “relevant standard” for prescribed electrical equipment ‘ 40. The “relevant standard” for an item of prescribed electrical equipment is the standard stated in schedule 3 for the item.

s 13 8 s 13 Electricity (Electrical Articles) Amendment No. 315, 1999 (No. 1) ‘ Division 2—Registration ˙ ‘ Application for registration ‘ 41. An application for registration of an item of prescribed electrical equipment must— (a) be made in the form set out in part 2 of the relevant standard; and (b) be accompanied by the following— (i) the prescribed fee; (ii) the test results and calculations mentioned in part 2 of the relevant standard; (iii) the other test results mentioned in part 2, in the form set out in part 2 of the relevant standard; (iv) if the item is mentioned in schedule 3, part 1—a sample of a label for the item; (v) if required by the regulator—a sample of the equipment; (vi) any other relevant information the regulator requires to decide the application. ‘ (2) The application may specify a range of models of the 1 brand in the same application if each of the models has the same relevant physical characteristics, energy efficiency and performance characteristics. ‘ (3) If a person other than the applicant signs the application, the application must be accompanied by the applicant’s written authority for the person to sign the application. ‘ (4) The regulator may waive the requirement under subsection (1)(b)(ii) and (iii). ˙ ‘ Requirements for registration ‘ 42. The regulator may register an item of prescribed electrical equipment only if the regulator considers— (a) the item complies with section 43; and

s 14 9 s 15 Electricity (Electrical Articles) Amendment No. 315, 1999 (No. 1) (b) if the equipment is mentioned in schedule 3, part 1—the equipment’s label conforms with section 55. 2 ˙ ‘ Minimum energy efficiency, and performance criteria ‘ 43.(1) This section sets out the requirements that an item of prescribed electrical equipment must comply with for section 42(a). ‘ (2) An item of prescribed electrical equipment mentioned in schedule 3, part 1 must, if tested in accordance with part 1 of the relevant standard, comply with the performance criteria for the item in part 2 of the relevant standard. ‘ (3) An item of prescribed electrical equipment mentioned in schedule 3, part 2 must comply with the energy efficiency requirements for the item in the relevant standard.’. ˙ Amendment of s 44 (Notice of registration of efficiency label) 14.(1) Section 44, heading, ‘ of efficiency label ’— omit. (2) Section 44, ‘ of registering an efficiency label’— omit, insert— ‘after registering an item of prescribed electrical equipment’. ˙ Amendment of s 45 (Term of registration) 15. Section 45, ‘an efficiency label’— omit, insert— ‘an item of prescribed electrical equipment’. 2 Section 55 (Efficiency label)

s 16 10 s 19 Electricity (Electrical Articles) Amendment No. 315, 1999 (No. 1) ˙ Amendment of s 46 (Change of name or address) 16.(1) Section 46(1), ‘registered efficiency label’— omit, insert— ‘registration of an item of prescribed electrical equipment’. (2) Section 46(2), ‘efficiency label’— omit. ˙ Omission of ch 3, pt 2, div 2 (Changes to registration) 17. Chapter 3, part 2, division 2— omit. ˙ Renumbering of ch 3, pt 2, div 3 (Transfer and cancellation of registration) 18. Chapter 3, part 2, division 3— renumber as chapter 3, part 2, division 2. ˙ Amendment of s 50 (Transfer of registration of efficiency label) 19.(1) Section 50, heading, ‘ of efficiency label ’— omit. (2) Section 50(1), from ‘registered’ to ‘the label’— omit, insert— ‘registration of an item of prescribed electrical equipment proposes to transfer registration’. (3) Section 50(3), from ‘of the label’ to ‘relates’— omit, insert— ‘if the item’.

s 20 11 s 21 Electricity (Electrical Articles) Amendment No. 315, 1999 (No. 1) ˙ Amendment of s 51 (Notice of transfer of efficiency label) 20.(1) Section 51, heading, ‘ of efficiency label ’— omit. (2) Section 51, ‘an efficiency label’— omit, insert— ‘an item of prescribed electrical equipment’. ˙ Replacement of s 52 (Cancellation of registration of efficiency label) 21. Section 52— omit, insert— ˙ ‘ Cancellation of registration ‘ 52.(1) The regulator may cancel the registration of an item of prescribed electrical equipment if— (a) the regulator examines or tests the item and finds that it does not comply with the relevant standard; or (b) the holder engages in conduct likely to mislead the public about the performance, rating, capacity or the characteristics of the item required by the relevant standard; or (c) the holder gave the regulator false or misleading information about the application for registration, or transfer of registration, of the item; or (d) the holder fails to pay the fee (if any) for the registration; or (e) the holder asks for the cancellation. ‘ (2) If registration of an item (the “primary item” ) of prescribed electrical equipment is cancelled, the regulator may also cancel the registration of any other item of prescribed electrical equipment that the regulator is satisfied— (a) has the same relevant physical characteristics, energy efficiency and performance characteristics as the primary item; and (b) was registered on the basis of the same test results as the test

s 22 12 s 23 Electricity (Electrical Articles) Amendment No. 315, 1999 (No. 1) results for the primary item.’. ˙ Amendment of s 53 (Procedure before cancellation) 22.(1) Section 53(1), ‘an efficiency label’— omit, insert— ‘an item of prescribed electrical equipment’. (2) Section 53(1)(d), ‘28’— omit, insert— ‘15 business’. (3) Section 53(2), ‘approval’— omit, insert— ‘registration’. (4) Section 53— insert— ‘ (3) Cancellation of registration takes effect on the 6th business day after the holder is given notice of cancellation.’. ˙ Amendment of s 54 (Notice of cancellation of registration of efficiency label) 23.(1) Section 54, heading, ‘ of efficiency label ’— omit. (2) Section 54(1), ‘an efficiency label’— omit, insert— ‘an item of prescribed electrical equipment’. (3) Section 54(1), from ‘domestic’— omit, insert— ‘an item of the type that was registered.’. (4) Section 54(2) and (3)—

s 24 13 s 25 Electricity (Electrical Articles) Amendment No. 315, 1999 (No. 1) omit, insert— ‘ (2) Subsection (1) does not require the giving of a notice to a person to whom the type of item had been sold by retail or had been sold at least a year before the notice was received.’. ˙ Replacement of ch 3, pt 2, divs 4–6 24. Chapter 3, part 2, divisions 4 to 6— omit, insert— ‘ Division 3—Efficiency label ˙ ‘ Efficiency label ‘ 55. An efficiency label 3 for ‘an item of prescribed electrical equipment listed in schedule 3, part 1 must— (a) comply with part 2 of the relevant standard for the item; and (b) be attached to the item— (i) in the way shown in part 2 of the relevant standard; or (ii) in another way approved by the regulator; and (c) not be attached in a way that it is obscured from view; and (d) not contain any figures, symbols or other words likely to mislead the public about— (i) the item’s comparative energy consumption, energy efficiency rating or performance characteristics; or (ii) for a room airconditioner—its energy value.’. ˙ Replacement of s 60 (Testing of domestic appliances) 25. Section 60— omit, insert— 3 See part 4 (Offences) for when equipment must be labelled.

s 26 14 s 28 Electricity (Electrical Articles) Amendment No. 315, 1999 (No. 1) ˙ ‘ Testing of prescribed electrical equipment ‘ 60.(1) An item of prescribed electrical equipment mentioned in schedule 3, part 1 must be tested under this part in accordance with part 1 of the relevant standard to find out whether it complies with the performance criteria in part 2 of the relevant standard. ‘ (2) An item of prescribed electrical equipment mentioned in schedule 3, part 2 must be tested under this part to find out whether it complies with the energy efficiency requirements in part 2 of the relevant standard. ‘ (3) The testing may be done only by an entity approved by the regulator.’. ˙ Amendment of s 61 (Test reports) 26. Section 61(2)(a), ‘the specification’ to ‘regulation’— omit, insert— ‘the provision of this regulation’. ˙ Omission of s 62 (Chapter and specification to be read together for test) 27. Section 62— omit. ˙ Amendment of s 63 (Requirement by regulator to make available domestic appliance for testing) 28.(1) Section 63, heading, ‘ domestic appliance ’— omit, insert— ‘ prescribed electrical equipment ’. (2) Section 63(1)— omit, insert— ‘ 63.(1) The regulator may, by written notice given to the holder of the registration of an item of prescribed electrical equipment, require the holder

s 29 15 s 30 Electricity (Electrical Articles) Amendment No. 315, 1999 (No. 1) to make an item of the type registered available for the testing ( “check testing” ) mentioned in section 60.’. (3) Section 63(2)(a) and (b) and (3), ‘appliance’— omit, insert— ‘item’. ˙ Amendment of s 64 (What happens if check testing shows label is incorrect) 29.(1) Section 64, heading, ‘ label is incorrect ’— omit, insert— ‘ noncompliance ’. (2) Section 64(1)— omit, insert— ‘ 64.(1) This section applies if a check test shows that an item of prescribed electrical equipment does not comply with a performance criteria or energy efficiency requirement of the relevant standard.’. (3) Section 64(2), ‘domestic appliance’— omit, insert— ‘item’. ˙ Amendment of s 65 (What happens if check test shows label is correct) 30.(1) Section 65(1), heading, ‘ label is correct ’— omit, insert— ‘ compliance ’. (2) Section 65(1)— omit, insert— ‘ 65.(1) This section applies if a check test shows that an item of

s 31 16 s 33 Electricity (Electrical Articles) Amendment No. 315, 1999 (No. 1) prescribed electrical equipment complies with the performance criteria or energy efficiency requirements of the relevant standard.’. ˙ Amendment of s 66 (Return of appliances made available to the regulator) 31.(1) Section 66, heading, ‘ appliances ’— ‘ equipment ’. (2) Section 66(1), ‘a domestic appliance’— omit, insert— ‘an item of prescribed electrical equipment’. (3) Section 66(2), (3)(a) and (b) and (4), ‘domestic appliance’— omit, insert— ‘equipment’. (4) Section 66(2) and (4), ‘appliance’— omit, insert— ‘item’. ˙ Omission of ch 3, pt 3, divs 3–7 32. Chapter 3, part 3, divisions 3 to 7— omit. ˙ Replacement of ch 3, pt 4 (Offences) 33. Chapter 3, part 4— omit, insert—

s 33 17 s 33 Electricity (Electrical Articles) Amendment No. 315, 1999 (No. 1) ‘ PART 4—OFFENCES ˙ ‘ Part does not apply to second-hand prescribed electrical equipment ‘ 106. This part does not apply to a second-hand item of prescribed electrical equipment. ˙ ‘ Prescribed electrical equipment in sch 3, pt 1 must be registered and labelled ‘ 107.(1) A person must not sell, offer to sell, publicly display or expose or advertise for sale, whether by wholesale or retail, an item (the “sale item” ) of prescribed electrical equipment mentioned in schedule 3, part 1 unless— (a) an item of the same type of prescribed electrical equipment as the sale item is registered under section 41; 4 and (b) an efficiency label is attached to the sale item and the label conforms with, and is attached in the way required by, section 55. 5 Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. ‘ (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if— (a) the sale item is registered under a corresponding law; and (b) an efficiency label is attached to the sale item and the label conforms with, and is attached in the way required by the corresponding law. ‘ (3) Subsection (1)(a) does not apply if the sale item is a refrigerating appliance or storage heater manufactured in, or imported into, Australia before the commencement of this section. ‘ (4) Subsection (3) and this subsection expire on 30 September 2000. 4 Section 41 (Application for registration) 5 Section 55 (Efficiency label)

s 34 18 s 34 Electricity (Electrical Articles) Amendment No. 315, 1999 (No. 1) ˙ ‘ Prescribed electrical equipment in sch 3, pt 2 must be registered ‘ 107A. A person must not sell, offer to sell, publicly display or expose or advertise for sale, whether by wholesale or retail, an item of prescribed electrical equipment mentioned in schedule 3, part 2 unless an item of the same type of prescribed electrical equipment as the item is registered under section 41. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. ˙ ‘ Refrigerating appliance must display formerly registered label ‘ 108.(1) This section applies to a refrigerating appliance— (a) manufactured in, or imported into, Australia before the commencement of this section; and (b) for which an efficiency label was registered under this regulation immediately before the commencement of this section. ‘ (2) A person must not sell, offer to sell, publicly display or expose or advertise for sale, whether by wholesale or retail, the appliance unless a label corresponding to the efficiency label is prominently displayed on the appliance. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. ‘ (3) This section expires on 30 September 2000.’. ˙ Amendment of s 108A (Notification of decisions and appeal rights) 34. Section 108A(2)(f) and (g)— omit, insert— ‘(f) for decisions under section 50—the holder of the registration and the proposed transferee; (g) for decisions under section 52—the holder of the registration;’.

s 35 19 s 37 Electricity (Electrical Articles) Amendment No. 315, 1999 (No. 1) ˙ Amendment of s 117 (Electrical Approval and Energy Labelling Advisory Committee) 35. Section 117(3)(a) and (c), ‘domestic appliances’— omit, insert— ‘items that are prescribed electrical equipment’. ˙ Replacement of s 119 (Efficiency label register) 36. Section 119— omit, insert— ˙ ‘ Register of registered prescribed electrical equipment ‘ 119.(1) The regulator must keep a register of each item of prescribed electrical equipment registered by the regulator. ‘ (2) The regulator may enter in the register any particulars contained in an application for registration, or transfer of registration, of the item. ‘ (3) The register may be kept in any way the regulator considers appropriate. ‘ (4) The register may form part of a national register.’. ˙ Replacement of ss 123 and 124 37. Sections 123 and 124— omit, insert— ˙ ‘ Equipment for which efficiency label was formerly registered ‘ 123.(1) This section applies if— (a) an efficiency label for an item of prescribed electrical equipment mentioned in schedule 3, part 1 was registered under this regulation immediately before the commencement of this section; and

s 38 20 s 38 Electricity (Electrical Articles) Amendment No. 315, 1999 (No. 1) (b) the equipment complies with section 43. 6 ‘ (2) Until 30 September 2000— (a) the label is taken to comply with section 55(a); 7 and (b) the equipment is taken to be registered under section 41. 8 ˙ ‘ Expiry ‘ 124.(1) Section 122 expires on 1 January 2000. ‘ (2) The remaining provisions of this 30 September 2000.’. chapter expire on ˙ Replacement of sch 1 (Prescribed electrical articles and relevant standards) 38. Schedule 1— omit, insert— ‘ SCHEDULE 1 ‘ PRESCRIBED ELECTRICAL ARTICLES AND RELEVANT STANDARDS sections 5A and 6 Prescribed electrical article 1. Appliance connector Relevant standard AS/NZS 3109 Appliance couplers for household and similar general purposes 6 Section 43 (Minimum energy efficiency, and performance criteria) 7 Section 55 (Efficiency label) 8 Section 41 (Application for registration)

s 38 21 s 38 Electricity (Electrical Articles) Amendment No. 315, 1999 (No. 1) 2. Arc welding machine 3. Automotive type battery charger 4. Bayonet lampholder 5. Bayonet lampholder adaptor 6. Blanket 7. Bread toaster 8. Clothes dryer 9. Cord extension socket 10. Cord-line switch 11. Decorative lighting outfit 12. Dishwashing machine 13. Edison screw lampholder 14. Electric range 15. Extra low voltage power supply unit AS/NZS 3195 Portable machines for electric arc welding and allied processes AS/NZS 3108 Particular requirements for isolating transformers and safety isolating transformers AS 3117 Bayonet lampholder AS 3119 Normal bayonet lampholder adaptor AS 3164 Electric blankets AS/NZS 3350.2.9 Particular requirements—toasters, grills, roasters and similar appliances AS/NZS 3350.2.11 Particular requirements—tumble dryers AS/NZS 3120 Cord extension sockets AS 3127 Cord line switches AZ/NZS 3152 Decorative lighting outfits AS/NZS 3350.2.5 Particular requirements—dishwashers AS 3140 Edison-type screw lampholders AS/NZS 3172 Electric cooking appliances for household use AS/NZS 3108 Particular requirements for isolating transformers and safety isolating transformers

s 38 22 s 38 Electricity (Electrical Articles) Amendment No. 315, 1999 (No. 1) 16. Fan 17. Fence energiser 18. Flexible heating pad 19. Floor polisher 20. Fluorescent lamp ballast 21. Fluorescent lamp starter 22. Hair care appliance 23. Hedge clipper 24. Immersion heater 25. Insect electrocutor 26. Inspection handlamp 27. Iron AS/NZS 3302 Particular requirements for electric fans AS/NZS 3129 Safety requirements for mains-operated electric fence energisers AS/NZS 3149 Flexible heating pads AS/NZS 3350.2.10 requirements—floor machines and wet machines Particular treatment scrubbing AS 3134 AC supplied electronic ballasts for tubular fluorescent lamps or AS 3168 Fluorescent lamp ballasts AS 3138 Starters for fluorescent lamps AS 3304/ NZS 6323 Particular requirements for skin or hair care appliances AS/NZS 3160 Hand-held portable electric tools AS/NZS 3350.2.74 Particular requirements—portable immersion heaters 3104 or AS/NZS 3192 Electrically operated aquarium equipment AS/NZS 3150 Insect electrocutors AS/NZS 3118 Electric inspection handlamp AS/NZS 3350.2.3 Particular requirements—electric irons or AS 3312

s 38 23 s 38 Electricity (Electrical Articles) Amendment No. 315, 1999 (No. 1) 28. Jug 29. Kettle or saucepan 30. Kitchen machine 31. Lawnmower 32. Microwave oven 33. Miniature circuit-breaker 34. Plug overcurrent 35. Portable conditioning or control device 36. Portable appliance/oven cooking 37. Portable drill 38. Portable hotplate/griller 39. Portable lighting fitting 40. Portable massage appliance 41. Portable outlet device AS 3106 Electric jugs (with non-metallic bodies) AS/NZS 3172 Electric cooking appliances for household use or AS 3313. AS/NZS 6315 Particular requirements for appliances for heating liquids AS/NZS 3350.2.14 Particular requirements—kitchen machines AS/NZS 3156 lawnmowers Electric AS/NZS 3301 Particular requirements for microwave ovens AS 3111 Miniature overcurrent circuit-breakers AS/NZS 3112 Plugs and socket-outlet AS/NZS 3197 Portable electrical control or conditioning devices AS/NZS 3172 Electric cooking appliances for household use AS/NZS 3160 Hand-held portable electric tools AS/NZS 3172 Electrical cooking appliances for household use AS/NZS 3128 Portable lamp standard and bracket AS/NZS 3350.2.32 Particular requirements—massage appliances AS/NZS3105 Electrical portable outlet devices

s 38 24 s 38 Electricity (Electrical Articles) Amendment No. 315, 1999 (No. 1) 42. Portable residual current device 43. Portable saw 44. Portable tool 45. Pressure storage water heater 46. Projector 47. Range hood 48. Razor or hair clipper 49. Refrigerator or freezer 50. Residual current device 51. Room heater 52. Sewing machine 53. Socket outlet 54. Socket outlet adaptor 55. Soldering-iron AS 3190 Residual current devices (current-operated earth-leakage devices) AS/NZS 3160 Hand-held portable electric tools AS/NZS 3160 Hand-held portable electric tools AS 3142 Electric water heaters AS3181 Electrically operated projectors for household use AS/NZS 3310 Particular requirements for range hoods AS3 125 Electric dry shavers and hair clippers AS/NZS 3303 Particular requirements for refrigerators and food freezers AS 3190 Residual current devices (current-operated earth-leakage devices) AS/NZS 3103 Electric room heaters AS 3309 Particular requirements for electric sewing machines AS/NZS 3112 Plugs and socket-outlet AS/NZS 3122 Socket-outlet adaptors AS/NZS 3114 Electric soldering irons

s 39 25 s 39 Electricity (Electrical Articles) Amendment No. 315, 1999 (No. 1) 56. Supply flexible cord 57. Swimming pool equipment 58. Television receiver 59. Therapeutic lamp 60. Vacuum cleaner 61. Wall switch 62. Washing machine 63. Waterbed warmer AS/NZS 3191 Electric flexible cords AS/NZS 6232 Electric equipment for spa-bath and swimming pools AS/NZS 3250 Mains operated electronic and related equipment for household and similar use AS/NZS 3350.2.27 Particular requirements—Appliances for skin exposure to ultraviolet and infrared radiation AS/NZS 3350.2.2 Particular requirements—vacuum cleaners and water suction cleaning appliances AS 3133 Air break switches AS/NZ S3350.2.7 Particular requirements—washing machines AS 3148 Electric bed-warmers ’. ˙ Amendment of sch 2 (Fees) 39. Schedule 2, part 2— omit, insert— ‘ PART 2—PRESCRIBED ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT 7. Application for registration of an item of prescribed electrical equipment (section 41) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8. Application for transfer of registration of an item of prescribed electrical equipment (section 50) . . . . . . . . . . 9. Inspection of the register of registered prescribed electrical equipment (section 120) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150.00 50.00 10.00

s 40 26 s 40 Electricity (Electrical Articles) Amendment No. 315, 1999 (No. 1) 10. Copy of 1 entry in the register of registered prescribed electrical equipment (section 120) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00’. ˙ Replacement of schs 3-8 40. Schedules 3 to 8— omit, insert— ‘ SCHEDULE 3 ‘ PRESCRIBED ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND RELEVANT STANDARDS sections 39 and 40 PART 1—EQUIPMENT REQUIRING REGISTRATION AND LABELLING Prescribed electrical equipment 1. Clothes washing machines 2. Dishwashers Relevant standard AS/NZ 2040 Performance of household electrical appliances—clothes washing machines , part 1 Energy consumption and performance and part 2 Energy labelling requirements AS/NZ 2007 Dishwashers , part 1 Energy consumption and performance and part 2 Energy labelling requirements

s 40 27 s 40 Electricity (Electrical Articles) Amendment No. 315, 1999 (No. 1) 3. Refrigerating appliances 4. Room airconditioners 5. Rotary clothes dryers AS/NZ 4474 Performance of household electrical a ppliances—refrigerating appliances , part 1 Energy consumption and performance and part 2 Energy labelling and minimum performance standard requirements AS/NZ 3823 Performance of household electrical appliances—room airconditioners appliances , part 1 Non-ducted airconditioners and heat pumps—testing and rating for performance and part 2 Energy labelling requirements AS/NZ 2442 Performance of household electrical appliances—Rotary clothes dryers , part 1 Energy consumption and performance and part 2 Energy labelling requirements PART 2—EQUIPMENT REQUIRING REGISTRATION ONLY Prescribed electrical equipment Relevant standard 6. Storage water heaters that are AS 1056 Storage water heaters , unvented and have no attached part 1 General requirements, clause feed tank 2.4 Thermal insulation’.

s 41 28 s 42 Electricity (Electrical Articles) Amendment No. 315, 1999 (No. 1) ˙ Amendment of sch 9 (Appeals against administrative decisions to magistrates court) 41. Schedule 9, items for sections 43, 48, 50 and 52 of the regulation— omit, insert— ‘43 Refusal to register item of prescribed electrical equipment 50 Refusal to transfer registration of item of prescribed electrical equipment 52 Cancellation of registration of item of prescribed electrical equipment’. ˙ Amendment of sch 10 (Dictionary) 42.(1) Schedule 10, definitions “domestic appliance” , “electrical refrigerating unit” , “freezer” , “output capacity” , “prescribed electrical article” , “program” , “recommended” , “refrigerating appliance” , “refrigerative airconditioner” , “refrigerator” , “refrigerator-freezer” , “relevant standard” , “specification” , “star rating” , “supplementary water supply connection mode” , “test load” and “water supply connection mode” — omit. (2) Schedule 10— insert— ‘ “AS” means Australian Standard published by Standards Australia. “AS/NZS” means a joint Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand Standard. “electrical appliance” means an appliance that uses electricity. “prescribed electrical article” see section 5A. “prescribed electrical equipment” see section 39. “RCM” means regulatory compliance mark. “register of registered prescribed electrical appliances” see section 119.

s 42 29 s 42 Electricity (Electrical Articles) Amendment No. 315, 1999 (No. 1) “regulatory compliance mark” means a compliance mark for an electrical article complying with AS/NZS 4417 that is used to indicate that the article complies with this regulation. “relevant standard” — (a) for a type of prescribed electrical article—see section 6; or (b) for an item of prescribed electrical equipment—see section 39A.’. (3) Schedule 10, definition “applicant” , ‘an energy efficiency label’— omit, insert— ‘an item of prescribed electrical equipment’. (4) Schedule 10, definition “check testing” , ‘a domestic appliance’— omit, insert— ‘an item of prescribed electrical equipment’. (5) Schedule 10, definition “proposed transferee” , paragraph (b), ‘a registered efficiency label’— omit, insert— ‘an item of prescribed electrical equipment’. (6) Schedule 10, definition “test report” , ‘a domestic appliance’— omit, insert— ‘an item of prescribed electrical equipment’. ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 9 December 1999. 2. Notified in the gazette on 10 December 1999. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Department of Mines and Energy. © State of Queensland 1999