Queensland Numbered Acts

WATER EFFICIENCY LABELLING AND STANDARDS ACT 2005 NO. 69

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Contents
           Part 1--Preliminary
   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Objects of Act
   4.      Act binds all persons
   5.      External Territories
   5A.     Numbering
   5B.     Notes in text
   6.      Application of the Criminal Code
           Part 2--Interpretation
   7.      Definitions
           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 requirements
   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 to commit offences against Act
   39B.    False or misleading information or document
           Part 8--Other enforcement
           Division 1--Infringement notices
   40.     Infringement notices
           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 relating 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
   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.     Regulation-making power
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