Unapproved electrical goods
Fair Trading regularly carries out investigations in the marketplace to check for any unapproved or unsafe electrical products that are on sale.
December 2011
View or download the list of unapproved and unsafe electrical products in PDF format (size: 358kb).
December 2010
View or download the list of unapproved and unsafe electrical products in PDF format (size: 1.24mb).
December 2009
View or download the list of unapproved and unsafe electrical products in PDF format (size: 366kb).
Top of pageDecember 2008
View or download the list of unapproved and unsafe electrical products 2008 in PDF format (size: 272kb).
December 2007
View or download the list of unapproved and unsafe electrical products 2007 in PDF format (size: 303kb).
December 2006
View or download the list of unapproved and unsafe electrical products 2006 in PDF format (size: 23kb).
July 2005
Decorative lighting
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1. Unapproved decorative lamp |
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2. Pins on plug bent to fit Australian power points |
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3. Unsafe wiring in decorative style portable light |
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4. Unsafe wiring in decorative style portable light |
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5. Portable light set with unsafe plug and wiring |
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6. Exposed lamp holder possibility of electrocution if fingers come into contact with exposed metal |
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7. Decorative light with incorrect type of plug unsuitable for Australian power points |
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8. Non-approved type plug attached to lighting display |
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Table lamps (Portable luminaires)
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1. Unapproved table lamp located in furniture retailer |
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2. Unapproved plug attached to table lamp |
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3. Unsafe religious portable lamps |
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4. Unsafe wiring on lamps |
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Power supplies or battery chargers
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1. Toy with unapproved battery charger |
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2.Unapproved battery charger with travel adaptor |
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3. Toy located with unapproved battery charger |
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4. Electric scooter with unapproved battery charger |
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Portable outlet devices
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1. Unsafe multiple outlet boards with unapproved travel adaptors |
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2. Close-up of non compliant outlet boards with non compliant leads and plugs |
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Cooking appliances
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1. Unapproved kettle located in electrical department store |
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2. Label affixed to kettle |
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Massage appliances
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1. Unapproved massage appliance |
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2. Close up of unapproved massage appliance |
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