Energy Products (Safety and Efficiency) Act 2000

The Governor may make such regulations as are contemplated by, or necessary or expedient for, the purposes of this Act.

Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the regulations may—

provide for the issuing of certificates for energy products certifying compliance with specified standards or suitability for connection to a transmission or distribution network; and

make further provisions for the labelling of energy products and the prohibition of the sale of energy products not labelled in accordance with the regulations; and

fix, or provide for the Technical Regulator to fix, fees in respect of any matter under this Act and provide for the payment, recovery, refund, waiver or reduction of such fees; and

exempt (conditionally or unconditionally) persons or energy products from any provision of this Act; and

impose fines, not exceeding $5 000, for offences against the regulations; and

fix expiation fees, not exceeding $315, for alleged offences against the regulations.

A regulation may—

be of general application or limited by reference to time, places, circumstances or any other factor;

provide that a matter or thing in respect of which a regulation may be made is to be determined, regulated or prohibited according to the discretion of the Minister or the Technical Regulator;

refer to or incorporate, wholly or partially and with or without modification, a standard as in force at a specified time or as in force from time to time.