Requirement to display DIY warning sign
190 Requirement to display DIY warning sign
The person must not sell an item of particular electrical equipment unless a DIY warning sign is displayed for the item.Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
For subsection (1), a DIY warning sign is displayed for an item of particular electrical equipment if the sign is displayed—
in close proximity to the point of display of the item; or
as part of the price tag of the item; or
on a label attached to the packaging of the item; or
as part of the packaging of the item; or
on a label attached to the item.
In this section—
DIY warning sign means a sign that—
contains a symbol in the form of a red circle and a red diagonal line over the letters ‘DIY’ in black letters; and
for a sign displayed in the way mentioned in subsection (2)(a)—contains the words ‘ALL ELECTRICAL WORK MUST BE PERFORMED BY A LICENSED ELECTRICIAN’ in uppercase black letters; and
for a sign displayed in the way mentioned in subsection (2)(b), (c), (d) or (e)—contains the words ‘MUST BE INSTALLED BY A LICENSED ELECTRICIAN’ in uppercase black letters; and
has a white background; and
is unambiguous and clearly legible.
point of display, of an item, means—
for an item displayed in a shop, warehouse or other physical space—the place where the item is displayed in the shop, warehouse or other physical space; or
for an item displayed in an online shop—the place where the item is displayed on the online shop’s website.
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