South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts8—Prohibition of sale or use of unsafe electrical products
(1) If, in the opinion
of the Technical Regulator, an electrical product of a particular class is or
is likely to become unsafe in use, the Technical Regulator may—
(a)
prohibit the sale or use (or both sale and use) of electrical products of that
class; and
(b)
require traders who have sold the product in the State—
(i)
to take specified action to recall the product from use;
and
(ii)
—
(A) to take specified action to render the
product safe; or
(B) if it is not practicable to render the
product safe or the trader chooses not to do so—to refund the purchase
price on return of the product.
(2) A prohibition or
requirement under this section may be imposed—
(a) by
notice in writing given to the person to whom it is addressed; or
(b) if
addressed to a class of persons, or the public generally—by
public notice,
and may be varied or revoked in the same way.
(3) A person who
contravenes or fails to comply with a prohibition or requirement under this
section is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: $10 000.