Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021C01287:reg:6:p9
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021C01287
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 6 (pt 9/13)
Character Range: 39621–42331

existing national database means the Supplier and Equipment Registration Database maintained by the Electrical Regulatory Authorities Council.
Note 1: The existing national database was designated by the ACMA for the purposes of Part 4 of the Radiocommunications Labelling (Electromagnetic Compatibility) Notice 2008 as the 'national database'.
            Note 2: At the time of making this Notice, the Supplier and Equipment Registration Database could be accessed from the website of the Electrical Regulatory Authorities Council: http://www.erac.gov.au.
 (2) The existing national database is taken to have been designated as the national database by the ACMA in writing for the purposes of this Part.
Note: This section does not prevent the ACMA from designating another database as the national database for the purposes of this Part.

Part 5—Compliance records

5.1  Compliance records—general requirements
 (1) A compliance record:
 (a) must be in English; and
 (b) may be a copy of an original record; and
 (c) may be kept in electronic form.
 (2) The description of a device must be updated when necessary to ensure that the description complies with section 1.7.
 (3) If an agent of a manufacturer or importer keeps compliance records for the manufacturer or importer under this Part, the agent must also keep a copy of its agency agreement with the manufacturer or importer for the same period as the compliance records are kept.

5.2  Keeping records
 (1) The supplier of a device to which a compliance label is applied must keep all compliance records for the device for 5 years after:
 (a) if the device is not the same kind of device as another device – the device is first supplied in Australia; or
 (b) if the device is the same kind of device as another device – the last date a device of that kind is first supplied in Australia.
 (2) The supplier of a low risk device who decides not to apply a compliance label to the device must keep all compliance records for the device for 5 years after:
 (a) if the device is not the same kind of device as another device – the device is first supplied in Australia; or
 (b) if the device is the same kind of device as another device – the last date a device of that kind is first supplied in Australia.

5.3  Availability of compliance records for inspection
  The supplier of a device must ensure that the compliance records for the device are available for inspection within 10 working days of receiving a notice of intent to inspect the records from an authorised officer.

5.4  Provision of information to authorised officer
 (1) An authorised officer may, in writing, request the supplier of a device who keeps compliance records in accordance