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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 11 Hansard (30 November) . . Page.. 3582 ..
MR SMYTH (continuing):
" '(e) 1 must be a person nominated by the chief executive.'.".
Clause 23, page 8, line 17, after proposed new section 79 insert the following new section:
" '79A Energy efficiency requirements
'(1) A trader must not, without reasonable excuse, sell an article of electrical equipment unless the article complies with the relevant energy efficiency standard.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.
'(2) A trader must not, without reasonable excuse, sell an article of electrical equipment unless it is labelled with an energy efficiency label in accordance with the regulations.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
'(3) A person must not attach an energy efficiency label to an article of electrical equipment unless, under the regulations, the article has the energy efficiency rating indicated by the label.
Maximum penalty: 30 penalty units.
'(4) A person must not attach to an article of electrical equipment anything that falsely appears to be an energy efficiency label.
Maximum penalty: 30 penalty units.
'(5) The relevant energy efficiency standard for an article of electrical equipment of a particular type is-
(a) the energy efficiency standard (however described) for articles of that type under a corresponding law ascertained under the regulations; or
(b) if the regulations provide an energy efficiency standard for articles of that type-that standard.
'(6) The regulations may make provision in relation to the energy efficiency of articles of electrical equipment, including provision for-
(a) standards of energy efficiency; and
(b) the examination and testing of articles; and
(c) labels and labelling for articles; and
(d) the prescription or ascertainment of corresponding laws for this section.
'(7) Without limiting the operation of subsection (6), the regulations may make provision for a matter by reference to an instrument in force from time to time under a corresponding law.
'(8) This section does not apply to a second-hand article.
Clause 23-
Page 11, line 21, proposed new subsection 87 (2), omit the subsection, substitute the following new subsection:
" '(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a disturbance or interference by the person-
(a) except where paragraph (b) applies-more than 24 hours after the accident; or
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