Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.
(1)For the purposes of section 125 of the Act, a person is authorised to test GEMS products in a product class if the person is accredited to carry out the test by:
(a)the National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia (ACN 004 379 748); or
(b)another signatory to:
(i)the Mutual Recognition Arrangement operated by the Asia Pacific Accreditation Cooperation Incorporated (New Zealand registration number 1877392); or
(ii)the Multilateral Recognition Arrangement operated by the Global Accreditation Cooperation Incorporated (New Zealand registration number 50223540).
(2)For the purposes of subsection (1), a person is accredited to test GEMS products in a product class if:
(a)the scope (however described) of the accreditation includes the testing as required under the GEMS determination covering the product class; and
(b)the accreditation is not suspended or cancelled before or while testing the GEMS products; and
(c)the person complies with any condition to which the accreditation is subject, to the extent the condition relates to the testing.
(3)In this section:
accredited includes certified, endorsed and recognised.
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Authorisation Requirements for Testing GEMS Products) Instrument 2021