WATER EFFICIENCY LABELLING AND STANDARDS ACT 2005

Table of Provisions

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

• 1 Purpose  
• 2 Commencement  
• 3 Objects of Act  
• 4 Act to bind the Crown  
• 5 External Territories  
• 5A Numbering  

PART 2--INTERPRETATION

• 6 Application of the Criminal Code  
• 7 Definitions  
• 7A Increased maximum fine for body corporate  

PART 3--NATIONAL WELS SCHEME

• 8 WELS scheme to be a national cooperative scheme  
• 9 Application of this Act  
• 10 Relationship to other State laws  
• 11 State and Territory laws may operate concurrently  
• 12 Meaning of corresponding law  
• 13 Commonwealth consent to conferral of functions etc. on the Regulator or inspectors by corresponding laws  
• 14 How duty is imposed by corresponding laws  
• 15 When a corresponding State-Territory law imposes a duty  
• 16 No doubling‑up of liabilities  
• 17 Review of decisions under this Act  

PART 4--WELS PRODUCTS AND WELS STANDARDS

• 18 WELS products  
• 19 WELS standards  
• 20 Meaning of WELS‑labelled  

PART 5--THE WELS REGULATOR

• 21 The Regulator  
• 22 Functions of the Regulator  
• 23 Powers of the Regulator  
• 24 Arrangements with other agencies  
• 25 Delegation  

PART 6--REGISTRATION OF WELS PRODUCTS

• 26 Applying for registration  
• 27 Documentation etc. to be provided with application for registration  
• 28 Registration of products  
• 29 Grounds for refusing to register  
• 30 Period of registration  
• 31 Cancelling or suspending registration  

PART 7--OFFENCES RELATING TO THE SUPPLY OF WELS PRODUCTS

Division 1--Applicable WELS standards

• 32 Meaning of applicable WELS standard  

Division 2--Registration and labelling

• 33 Registration requirement  
• 34 Labelling registered products  

Division 3--Minimum efficiency and performance requirements

• 35 Minimum water efficiency—products required to be registered  
• 36 Minimum general performance—products required to be registered  

Division 4--Misuse of WELS standards etc.

• 37 Misuse of WELS standards and information  
• 38 Information inconsistent with WELS standards  
• 39 Using information in the supply of products  

Division 5--Extensions of criminal responsibility

• 39A Attempts  
• 39B False or misleading information or document  

PART 8--OTHER ENFORCEMENT

Division 1--Infringement notices

• 40 Power to serve a notice  
• 40A Form of notice  

Division 2--Publicising offences

• 41 Regulator may publicise offences  

Division 3--Enforceable undertakings

• 42 Acceptance of undertakings  
• 43 Enforcement of undertakings  

Division 4--Injunctions

• 44 Injunctions  

PART 9--WELS INSPECTORS

Division 1--Appointment of WELS inspectors

• 45 Regulator may appoint WELS inspectors  
• 46 Identity cards  
• 46A Offences in relation to WELS inspectors  

Division 2--Powers of WELS inspectors

• 47 Purposes for which powers can be used  
• 48 Inspection powers—public areas of WELS business premises  
• 49 Inspection powers—with consent  
• 50 Refusing consent is not an offence  
• 51 Inspection powers—with warrant  
--Division 3 deals with applications for warrants.
• 52 Announcement before entry under warrant  
• 53 Copy of warrant to be given to occupier  
• 54 Occupier must provide inspector with facilities and assistance  
• 55 Seizing or securing evidential material  
• 56 Holding evidential material for more than 90 days  
• 57 Returning evidential material  

Division 3--Applying for warrants to enter WELS premises

• 58 Ordinary warrants  
• 59 Warrants by telephone, fax etc.  

Division 4--Giving WELS information to WELS inspectors

• 60 Meaning of person who has WELS information  
• 61 Regulator may require a person to provide information  
• 62 Regulator may require a person to appear before a WELS inspector  
• 62A False or misleading information or documents  

Division 5--Privilege against self‑incrimination

• 63 Privilege against self‑incrimination not affected  

PART 10--MONEY

Division 1--The WELS Account

• 64 WELS Account  
• 65 Credits to the WELS Account  
• 66 Purpose of the WELS Account  

Division 2--Charging fees etc.

• 67 Regulator may charge for services  
• 68 Recovery of amounts  

PART 11--REVIEW OF DECISIONS

• 69 Meaning of reviewable decision and affected person  
• 70 Notification of decisions and review rights  
• 71 Internal review  
• 72 Review of decisions by Administrative Appeals Tribunal  

PART 12--MISCELLANEOUS

• 73 Compensation for damage to electronic equipment  
• 74 Compensation for acquisition of property  
• 75 Annual report  
• 76 Review of operation of WELS scheme  
• 77 Regulations  
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