South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts7—Offences relating to labels
(1) A person must
not—
(a)
without proper authority, affix a label to which section 6(1) or (3)
applies, or which could reasonably be taken to be such a label, to an
electrical product; or
(b) sell
an electrical product to which a label has been affixed contrary to
paragraph (a) knowing that the label was affixed without proper
authority.
Maximum penalty: $10 000.
(2) A trader must not
display on or near an electrical product that is being offered or exposed for
sale by the trader a sign, label or notice that—
(a)
contains information conflicting with the information contained in a label
affixed to the electrical product for the purposes of this Act or a
corresponding law; or
(b) is
likely to mislead a purchaser or prospective purchaser as to matters to which
information contained in any such label relates.
Maximum penalty: $5 000.
(3) A person must not,
while an electrical product is being offered or exposed for sale by a trader,
alter, interfere with or obscure from view a label affixed to the
electrical product for the purposes of this Act or a corresponding law.
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
Expiation fee: $210.
(4) A trader must not
offer or expose for sale an electrical product if a label affixed to the
electrical product for the purposes of this Act or a corresponding law is not
readily legible by a purchaser or prospective purchaser.
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
Expiation fee: $210.
(5) This section does
not apply to the sale of second-hand goods.