Energy Efficiency (Standards and Labelling) Act · 2026 Revised Edition · Part · Enforcement
24. Entry into premises
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
For the purposes of ascertaining compliance to this Act, an authorised officer may, if he reasonably believes that there is a registrable
authorised officer
“authorised officer” means a person appointed as such under section 4(3);
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energy efficiency
“energy efficiency” means the energy performance measured by an accredited testing laboratory;
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labelling
“labelling”, in relation to any registrable goods, means marking or affixing an energy label to the registrable goods;
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goods in any premises other than a dwelling, enter such premises at any reasonable time.
goods
“goods” means any device, appliance, equipment, article or thing the use or operation of which consumes electricity or fuel;
After entering any premises under subsection (1), an authorised officer may, at the premises, exercise any or all of the following powers —
inspect and examine any registrable goods;
examine any process or procedure in connection with the testing of registrable goods;
require any person carrying on, or employed in connection with, a trade or business to produce —
any notification issued in respect of registrable goods;
any book or document relating to registrable goods; or
any other document or information or any other thing that he reasonably believes to be a contravention of a requirement under this Act or relevant to an offence;
take and make copies of any notification, book, document or information referred to in paragraph (c); and
if the authorised officer has reasonable grounds to suspect that, in relation to a registrable goods —
a requirement under this Act has been contravened; or
an offence under this Act has been committed, seize and detain the registrable goods or any thing that is likely to be of value to the investigation of the contravention or offence.
A person who, without reasonable excuse —
fails to comply with a requirement made under subsection (2)(c); or
obstructs an authorised officer in the exercise of any power conferred under subsection (1) or (2),
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is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding
$2,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or both.
Terms defined in s 2
authorised officer
Defined · s 2“authorised officer” means a person appointed as such under section 4(3);
energy efficiency
Defined · s 2“energy efficiency” means the energy performance measured by an accredited testing laboratory;
goods
Defined · s 2“goods” means any device, appliance, equipment, article or thing the use or operation of which consumes electricity or fuel;
labelling
Defined · s 2“labelling”, in relation to any registrable goods, means marking or affixing an energy label to the registrable goods;
registrable goods
Defined · s 2“registrable goods” means any goods declared as such by an order under section 6;
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