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Sale of second hand equipment

Sellers of electrical equipment must make sure that any electrical equipment is sold with information on how to use the appliance in an electrically safe way.

Manufacturer's instructions often contain this information but second-hand equipment sellers do not always have these instructions. Safe use instructions have been developed by the Electrical Safety Office for second-hand electrical equipment.

Sellers of second-hand electrical equipment must inform the buyer if the item has been tested and found to be electrically safe. Failure to meet your obligations as an individual seller or a business dealing in second-hand electrical equipment can result in penalties. The Electrical Safety Office Inspectorate enforces these requirements.

These limitations are not required to sell to a business that deals in second hand electrical equipment.

Second-hand prescribed type electrical equipment may only be sold by a business if it has the approval required by electrical safety regulation.

List of appliances

If your appliance is not listed below, general safety advice is provided for you to use as a guide.

Contacts

Electrical safety infoline

1300 650 662 (local call charge within Australia, mobiles charged at applicable rates)
Last reviewed
30 June 2010
Last updated
23 November 2011

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