Energy Products (Safety and Efficiency) Act 2000 (SA)

South Australia Energy Products (Safety and Efficiency) Act 2000 An Act to make provisions relating to the safety, performance, energy efficiency and labelling of products powered by electricity, gas or some other energy source; and for other purposes.

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title 3 Interpretation 4 Standards—availability to public Part 2—Safety, performance and energy efficiency of energy products 5 Proclamation for purposes of Part 6 Offences relating to safety and performance, certification and information 6A Offences relating to energy performance 7 Offences relating to labels 8 Prohibition of sale or use of unsafe energy products 9 Mutual recognition 9A Public warning statements about unsafe energy products, practices etc Part 3—Enforcement 10 Appointment of authorised officers 11 General powers of authorised officers 12 Provisions relating to seizure 13 Recovery of costs 13A Offence to hinder etc authorised officer Part 4—Miscellaneous 14 Power of exemption 15 Statutory declarations 16 False or misleading information 17 General defence 19 Continuing offence 20 Evidence 21 Service 22 Delegation 23 Confidential information 25 Annual report 26 Regulations Legislative history

The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows: Part 1—Preliminary 1—Short title This Act may be cited as the Energy Products (Safety and Efficiency) Act 2000. 3—Interpretation (1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears— authorised officer—see Part 3; certification body—see section 5; corresponding law—see section 5; document includes any disc, tape or other medium in which information is stored; energy efficiency labelling standard—see section 5; energy performance standard—see section 5; energy product means— (a) an electrical appliance or a component of an electrical appliance; or (b) a gas appliance or a component of a gas appliance; or (c) an appliance powered by an energy source other than electricity or gas (such as solar, wind or water) or a component of such an appliance; or (d) an appliance powered by any combination of electricity, gas or other energy source, or a component of such an appliance; or (e) a device used for or in connection with the conveyance of electricity, gas or other energy source or a component of such a device (including a meter for measuring consumption); or (f) an instrument for measuring a characteristic of electricity, gas or other energy source, but does not include an appliance, component, device or instrument excluded from the ambit of this definition by regulation; gas has the same meaning as in the Gas Act 1997; label includes a stamp or mark; public notice means a notice published in— (a) the Gazette; or (b) a newspaper circulating generally in the State; safety and performance standard—see section 5; second-hand goods means goods that have been used, or taken from other goods that have been used, for a purpose not connected with their manufacture or sale; sell a product includes let the product on hire, advertise the product for sale or hire, display or provide for inspection a sample of a product that is for sale or hire and offer or expose the product for sale or hire; standard means— (a) an Australian Standard; or (b) a code or standard published by or under the authority of the Technical Regulator or a body specified by regulation, and includes any document called up by or under the code or standard; Technical Regulator means the person holding or acting in the office of Technical Regulator under the Electricity Act 1996; trader means a person who sells energy products in the course of a trade or business. 4—Standards—availability to public A copy of a standard referred to or incorporated in a proclamation or regulation under this Act must be kept available for inspection by members of the public, without charge and during normal office hours, at the office of the Technical Regulator.