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WATER EFFICIENCY LABELLING AND STANDARDS ACT 2006 (NO 8 OF 2006)
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
PART 1--Preliminary
1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Objects of Act
3A. Numbering consistent with Commonwealth Act
4. Act binds Crown
PART 2--Interpretation
7. Definitions
PART 3--National WELS scheme
8. WELS scheme to be national cooperative scheme
10. Relationship to other State laws
12. Meaning of corresponding law
16. No doubling up of liabilities
PART 4--WELS products and WELS standards
20. Meaning of WELS labelled
PART 5--WELS Regulator
22. Functions of Regulator
23. Powers of 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 supply of WELS products
Division 1--Applicable WELS standards
32. Meaning of applicable WELS standard
Division 2--Registration and labelling
33. Registration requirement
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 supply of products
Division 5--Extensions of criminal responsibility
39A. Attempts
39B. False or misleading information or document
PART 8--Other enforcement
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 in relation 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 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 person to provide information
62. Regulator may require person to appear before 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--WELS Account
65. Credits to WELS Account
66. Purpose of 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 District Court
PART 12--Miscellaneous
72A. Imputation in proceedings of conduct or state of mind of officer, employee etc
72B. Liability of officers of body corporate
73. Compensation for damage to electronic equipment
75. Annual report
76. Review of operation of WELS scheme
77. Regulations
SCHEDULE 1--Comparison with Commonwealth Act
Legislative history
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