Sale of used electrical appliances or equipment

Do you sell used electrical appliances or equipment?

If in the course of your business you sell second-hand electrical appliances or equipment, you are required to label the equipment in accordance with Section 55 of Electricity Industry Safety and Administration Act 1997:

Section 55 States;A person must not in the course of a business sell second-hand electrical articles unless a label is attached -

(a) warning that the article has not been tested to ensure that it can be safely operated; or

(b) certifying that the article has been tested by a *competent person and has been found to be safe.

A fine may be imposed, not exceeding 50 penalty units. (A penalty unit equals $100.00).

The label must be durable with the markings indelible and legible and the fixing of the label to the equipment must be on a secure manner.

*A competent person being someone who is the holder of an electricians licence, an appliance service person or someone who has been appropriately trained in a recognised course.

Labels must be durable, with markings indelible and legible and fixed securely to the equipment.

Below are examples of acceptable labels.

 Do you sell used electrical appliances or equipment? (ESS014)