New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

ENERGY AND UTILITIES ADMINISTRATION REGULATION 2006 - REG 3

3 Definitions

(1) In this Regulation:
"approved energy efficiency label" for electrical equipment means an energy efficiency label that:

(a) has been approved by the Corporation under Division 3 of Part 2 in respect of the equipment, or

(b) has been approved or registered by a corresponding authority in respect of the equipment,

where the approval or registration is still in force.
"corresponding authority" means a person or body exercising, under a law of another State or a Territory, functions similar to those of the Corporation under this Regulation.
"energy efficiency label" for electrical equipment means a label, designed to be displayed on the equipment, indicating the energy efficiency of the equipment.
"exempt equipment" means any of the following:

(a) a fluorescent lamp ballast,

(b) a power transformer,

(c) a refrigerated display cabinet,

(d) a rotating electrical machine (3 phase),

(e) an external power supply,

(f) a digital television set-top box,

(g) a commercial building chiller,

(h) a close control airconditioner,

(i) a general lighting service incandescent lamp,

(j) an extra low voltage halogen non-reflector incandescent lamp,

(k) a compact fluorescent non-reflector lamp.

Note: This provision is subject to amendments to be made by the Energy and Utilities Administration Further Amendment (Minimum Energy Performance Standards) Regulation 2009 . These amendments commence on 1.10.2010, 1.10.2011 and 1.10.2012.

"registered" means recorded in the register of electrical equipment kept by the Corporation in accordance with clause 14.
"registration holder" means a person in whose name electrical equipment is registered or into whose name registration of electrical equipment has been transferred.
"relevant standard", in relation to electrical equipment, means a standard indicated in Schedule 1 or 2 as being applicable to the equipment, being a standard published by Standards Australia or a standard published jointly by Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand.
"sell" includes:

(a) auction or exchange, and

(b) offer, agree or attempt to sell, and

(c) cause or permit to be offered for sale, and

(d) display for sale.

"the Act" means the Energy and Utilities Administration Act 1987 .

(2) A reference in this Regulation to a standard is a reference to:

(a) if the standard continues to be in force-the standard as in force from time to time, or

(b) if the standard has ceased to be in force (including any standard that ceased to be in force because it has been superseded by another standard published by the same person or body)-the standard as in force immediately before it ceased to be in force.

(3) Words and expressions used in this Regulation that are used in a standard referred to in this Regulation have the same meanings in this Regulation as they have in the standard.

(4) Without limiting subclause (3), a reference in this Regulation to electrical equipment listed in Schedule 1 or 2 extends only to electrical equipment to which the relevant standard for that kind of equipment applies.

(5) Notes included in this Regulation do not form part of this Regulation.