Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) A trader must not sell an article of electrical equipment that does not comply with the relevant energy efficiency standard.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.
(2) A trader must not sell an article of electrical equipment that is not labelled with an energy efficiency label in accordance with a regulation.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
(3) A person must not attach an energy efficiency label to an article of electrical equipment that does not have the energy efficiency rating indicated by the label.
Maximum penalty: 30 penalty units.
(4) A person must not attach to an article of electrical equipment anything that falsely appears to be an energy efficiency label.
Maximum penalty: 30 penalty units.
(5) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.
(6) The relevant energy efficiency standard for an article of electrical equipment of a particular type is—
(a) the energy efficiency standard (however described) for articles of that type under a corresponding law ascertained under the regulations; or
(b) if the regulations provide an energy efficiency standard for articles of that type—that standard.
(7) The regulations may make provision in relation to the energy efficiency of articles of electrical equipment, including provision for—
(a) standards of energy efficiency; and
(b) the examination and testing of articles; and
(c) labels and labelling for articles; and
(d) the prescription or ascertainment of corresponding laws for this section.
(8) Without limiting the operation of subsection (7), a regulation may make provision for a matter by reference to an instrument in force from time to time under a corresponding law.
(9) This section does not apply to a second-hand
article.