Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

ELECTRICITY SAFETY ACT 1971 - SECT 51

    (1)     An inspector who enters premises under this part and finds an article of electrical equipment, or an electrical installation, that the inspector believes on reasonable grounds is a source of danger, may—

        (a)     label the article conspicuously to indicate the danger and prohibit use of the article until it has been repaired or otherwise rendered safe for use; or

        (b)     disconnect the installation.

    (2)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     an article of electrical equipment labelled under subsection (1) has not been repaired or made safe to use; and

        (b)     the person—

              (i)     uses the article; or

              (ii)     removes or interferes with the label.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.