Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

ELECTRICITY SAFETY ACT 1971 - SECT 26

    (1)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person—

              (i)     sells an article of electrical equipment; or

              (ii)     installs an article of electrical equipment in, or connects an article of electrical equipment to, an electrical installation; and

        (b)     the person is reckless about whether the article complies with the standard.

Maximum penalty: 200 penalty units.

    (2)     The relevant minimum safety standards for an article of electrical equipment of a particular type are—

        (a)     the minimum safety requirements for articles of that type under AS/NZS 3820, as in force from time to time; or

        (b)     if the regulations provide minimum safety standards for articles of that type—those standards.