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Electricity Safety (Equipment Efficiency) (Amendment) Regulations 2004

S.R. No. 24/2004

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation  Page

1.Objective

2.Authorising provisions

3.Commencement

4.Regulation 16(1) not to apply to registrable fluorescent lamp ballasts

5.Insertion of new regulation 24

24.Transitional—certain dishwashers exempt from new labelling requirements

6.New relevant standards for dishwashers

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STATUTORY RULES 2004

S.R. No. 24/2004

Electricity Safety Act 1998

Electricity Safety (Equipment Efficiency) (Amendment) Regulations 2004

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 30 March 2004

Responsible Minister:

THEO THEOPHANOUS
Minister for Energy Industries

DIANE CASEY

Clerk of the Executive Council

1.Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Electricity Safety (Equipment Efficiency) Regulations 1999 to—

(a)amend the performance criteria and labelling requirements applying to dishwashers; and

(b)amend the requirements for testing the energy consumption and the performance of dishwashers; and

(c)make further provision for registrable fluorescent lamp ballasts.

2.Authorising provisions

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

3.Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on 1 April 2004.

4.Regulation 16(1) not to apply to registrable fluorescent lamp ballasts

After regulation 16(1) of the Electricity Safety (Equipment Efficiency) Regulations 1999[1] insert—

"(1A)Sub-regulation (1) does not apply to registrable fluorescent lamp ballasts.".

5.Insertion of new regulation 24

After regulation 23 of the Electricity Safety (Equipment Efficiency) Regulations 1999 insert—

"24.Transitionalcertain dishwashers exempt from new labelling requirements—

An electrical equipment label for a dishwasher that was enclosed in a container or packaging immediately before 1 April 2004 is not required to comply with regulation 16(1), if at the time of supply—

(a)the label complies with regulation 16(1) as in force immediately before 1 April 2004; and

(b)the dishwasher is enclosed in that container or packaging.".

6.New relevant standards for dishwashers

In Schedule 3 to the Electricity Safety (Equipment Efficiency) Regulations 1999—

(a)for "AS/NZS 2007.1:1998" substitute "AS/NZS 2007.1:2003";

(b)for "AS/NZS 2007.2:2000" substitute "AS/NZS 2007.2:2003".

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[1] Reg. 4: S.R. No. 48/1999. Reprint No. 1 as at 8 November 2001.  Reprinted to S.R. No. 93/2001. Subsequently amended by S.R. No. 98/2003.

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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.

In the following table—

"AS/NZS 2007.1:2003" means Australian/New Zealand Standard, 'Performance of household electrical appliances—Dishwashers—Part 1: Energy consumption and performance', AS/NZS 2007.1:2003;

"AS/NZS 2007.2:2003" means Australian/New Zealand Standard, 'Performance of household electrical appliances—Dishwashers—Part 2: Energy labelling requirements', AS/NZS 2007.2:2003;

"Principal Regulations" means the Electricity Safety (Equipment Efficiency) Regulations 1999.

Statutory Rule Provision	Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document	Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document
Regulation 6(a) which amends Schedule 3 to the Principal Regulations	AS/NZS 2007.1:2003	The whole
Regulation 6(b) which amends Schedule 3 to the Principal Regulations	AS/NZS 2007.2:2003	The whole