This legislation has been repealed.
TABLE OF PROVISIONS Long Title PART 1--Preliminary 1. Short title 3. Objects of Act 3A. Numbering consistent with Commonwealth Act 4. Act binds Crown PART 2--Interpretation 7. Definitions PART 3--National WELS scheme 8WELS 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