Electricity Safety (Equipment Efficiency) (Amendment) Regulations 2000 (Vic)

Electricity Safety (Equipment Efficiency)

(Amendment) Regulations 2000

S.R. No. 31/2000

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation Page

1.	Objectives	1
2.	Authorising provisions	1
3.	Commencement	2
4.	Principal Regulations	2
5.	New definition substituted	2
6.	Minimum energy performance standards	2
7.	Applications for registration	2
8.	Electrical equipment labels	3
9.	Offer of supply	3
10.	New regulation 24 inserted	3

24. Further transitionals 3

11. New relevant standards substituted 6

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STATUTORY RULES 2000

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Electricity Safety Act 1998

Electricity Safety (Equipment Efficiency)

(Amendment) Regulations 2000

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:
Dated: 16 May 2000

Responsible Minister:

JOHN BRUMBY

Assistant Treasurer

HELEN DOYE

Clerk of the Executive Council

1. Objectives

The objectives of these Regulations are—

(a)

to prescribe new standards of energy electrical equipment; and

(b)	to provide that compliance with standards required by the Principal Regulations as in force immediately before the commencement
of these Regulations is sufficient until 30 September 2000.

2. Authorising provisions

These Regulations are made under sections 154 and 157 of the Electricity Safety Act 1998.

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3. Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on 17 May

2000.

4. Principal Regulations

In these Regulations, the Electricity Safety
(Equipment Efficiency) Regulations 19991 are

called the Principal Regulations.

5. New definition substituted

In regulation 5 of the Principal Regulations, for
the definition of "AS/NZS 4474.2:1997"
substitute—

' "AS/NZS 4474.2:2000" means AS/NZS

4474.2:2000 as referred to in Schedule 3 and

amended from time to time;'.

6. Minimum energy performance standards

In regulation 6(2) of the Principal Regulations, for
"AS/NZS 4474.2:1997" substitute "AS/NZS

4474.2:2000".

7. Applications for registration

(1) In regulation 8 of the Principal Regulations—

(a)	in sub-regulation (2)(b), omit "for energy efficiency";
(b)

in sub-regulation (6), for "sub-regulation (2)(c)(i) and (iii)".

(2) After regulation 8(6) of the Principal Regulations,

insert—
"(7) The Office may rebate the payment of a

registration fee or part of a registration fee paid under sub-regulation (2)(c)(iv) if the Office has granted the registration for a

period of less than 12 months.".

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8. Electrical equipment labels

In regulation 16 of the Principal Regulations—

(a) for paragraph (a) substitute— "(a) state the comparative energy

consumption, star rating and star rating
index of the equipment as determined
in accordance with section 2 of Part 2

of the relevant standard; and";

(b) in paragraph (e)—

(i)  after "star rating," insert "star rating index";

(ii)

omit "energy efficiency rating (or, in energy efficiency value)".

9. Offer of supply

In regulation 17(2)(b)(ii) of the Principal

Regulations—

(a) after "star rating," insert "star rating index";

(b) omit "energy efficiency rating (or, in the case of room airconditioners, energy efficiency value)".

10. New regulation 24 inserted

After regulation 23 of the Principal Regulations,
insert—

"24. Further transitionals

(1) Despite regulation 6(1), proclaimed

electrical equipment (other than refrigerating appliances) listed in Schedule 3 may comply with the performance criteria set out in Part 2 of the relevant standard in Schedule 3 as in
force immediately before 17 May 2000 when

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tested in accordance with regulation 6(1) or with an equivalent standard approved by the Office under sub-regulation (3).

(2) Despite regulation 6(1) and (2), refrigerating

appliances may comply the performance
criteria set out in AS/NZS 4474.2:1997 when
tested in accordance with AS/NZS
4474.1:1997 or with an equivalent standard
approved by the Office under sub-regulation
(3).

(3) A model of a brand of proclaimed electrical

equipment listed in Schedule 3, having the
same relevant physical characteristics,
energy efficiency and performance
characteristics as a model of a brand that is
registered or deemed to be registered under
these Regulations, may be tested in
accordance with a standard that the Office is
satisfied is at least equivalent to Part 1 of the
relevant standard for the purpose of
determining compliance with the
performance criteria set out in Part 2 of the
relevant standard whether before, on or after

17 May 2000.

(4) Despite regulation 8(2), an application for

registration of proclaimed electrical
equipment provided for in sub-regulation (1)

or (2) must—

(a) be in the form set out in Part 2 of the relevant standard in Schedule 3 as in force immediately before 17 May 2000;

and

(b) specify whether—

(i)  in the case of electrical equipment (other than refrigerating

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appliances), the equipment

complies with sub-regulation (1);

(ii)

in the case of the refrigerating with sub-regulation (2); and

(c) be accompanied by results of testing and calculations referred to in section 2 of Part 2 of the relevant standard in Schedule 3 as in force immediately before 17 May 2000.

(5) Despite regulation 8(2)(c)(iii), an application

for registration of proclaimed electrical
equipment provided for in sub-regulation (3)
must be accompanied by the results of
testing referred to in sub-regulation (3) in the
form described in the equivalent standard
approved by the Office under sub-regulation
(3).

(6) Despite regulation 16, an electrical

equipment label for proclaimed electrical equipment that is registered in accordance with this regulation must comply with
regulation 16 as in force immediately before
17 May 2000.

(7) Despite regulation 11, the Office may register or transfer the registration of proclaimed electrical equipment if in the

opinion of the Office—

(a) in the case of proclaimed electrical equipment listed in Schedule 3 (other than a refrigerating appliance)—

(i)	the equipment complies with sub- regulation (1); and
(ii)	the electrical equipment label complies with regulation 16(a) as

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in force immediately before

17 May 2000;

(b) in the case of a refrigerating appliance—

(i)	the appliance complies with sub- regulation (2); and
(ii)	the electrical equipment label complies with regulation 16(a) as in force immediately before 17 May 2000.

(8) This regulation ceases to have any force or

effect on 30 September 2000.".

11. New relevant standards substituted

In Schedule 3 to the Principal Regulations—

(a)	for "AS/NZS 2040.2:1998" substitute "AS/NZS 2040.2:2000";
(b)	for "AS/NZS 2007.2:1998" substitute "AS/NZS 2007.2:2000";
(c)	for "AS/NZS 4474.2:1997" substitute "AS/NZS 4474.2:2000";
(d)	for "AS/NZS 3823.2:1998" substitute "AS/NZS 3823.2:2000";
(e)	for "AS/NZS 2442.2:1996" substitute "AS/NZS 2442.2:2000".

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NOTES

1 Reg.4: S.R. No. 48/1999.

Table of Applied, Adopted or Incorporated Matter Required by

Subordinate Legislation Regulations 1994

Note that the following table of applied, adopted or incorporated matter is
included in accordance with the requirements of regulation 6 of the

Subordinate Legislation Regulations 1994.

Statutory Rule	Title of applied, adopted or	Matter in
Provision	incorporated document	applied, adopted or incorporated document
Regulation 6 which	AS/NZS 4474.2:2000	Section 3.5
amends regulation 6(2) of the Principal Regulations
Regulation 8(a)	AS/NZS 2007.2:2000	Section 2
which substitutes
regulation 16(a) of	AS/NZS 2040.2:2000
the Principal	AS/NZS 2442.2:2000
Regulations	AS/NZS 3823.2:2000 AS/NZS 4474.2.2000
Regulation 10 which	AS/NZS 2007.2:1998	Sections 2, 3
inserts a new	and 5 and
regulation 24 in the	Appendix C
Principal Regulations
AS/NZS 2040.2:1998	Sections 2, 3
and 5 and
Appendix C
AS/NZS 2442.2:1996	Sections 2, 3
and 5, Appendix
B
AS/NZS 3823.2:1998	Sections 2, 3 and 5, Appendix
B
Statutory Rule	Title of applied, adopted or	Matter in

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Provision	incorporated document	applied, adopted or incorporated document
AS/NZS 4474.2:1997	Sections 2, 3
and 5 and
Appendix D
AS/NZS 2007.1:1998	The whole
AS/NZS 2040.1:1998 AS/NZS 2442.1:1996 AS/NZS 3823.1.1:1998
AS/NZS 4474.1:1997
Regulation 11	AS/NZS 2040.2:2000	The whole
AS/NZS 2007.2:2000 AS/NZS 4474.2.2000 AS/NZS 3823.2:2000 AS/NZS 2442.2:2000