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Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards Act 2005

No. 4, 2005

Compilation No. 13

Compilation date: 14 October 2024

                Includes amendments: Act No. 39, 2024

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards Act 2005 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 14 October 2024 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Objects of Act
4 Act to bind the Crown
5 External Territories
Part 2—Interpretation
6 Application of the Criminal Code
7 Definitions
7A Meaning of supply
Part 3—National WELS scheme
8 WELS scheme to be a national cooperative scheme
9 Application of this Act
10 Relationship between this Act and other Commonwealth laws
11 State and Territory laws may operate concurrently
12 Meaning of corresponding State‑Territory law
13 Commonwealth consent to conferral of functions etc. on the Regulator or inspectors by corresponding State‑Territory laws
14 How duty is imposed by corresponding State‑Territory laws
15 When a corresponding State‑Territory law imposes a duty
16 No doubling‑up of liabilities
17 Review of decisions under corresponding State‑Territory laws
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
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