South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts58B—Sale of certain refrigerators etc
(1) A person must not
sell or hire, or offer or expose for sale or hire, a refrigerator, ice chest
or icebox having in it a compartment of a capacity of 42.5 litres or more
unless that compartment is so constructed or equipped that every door or lid
can be opened easily from the inside of the compartment when any lock or catch
that can be operated from the outside of the compartment is fastened.
(2) In a prosecution
for an offence against subsection (1), it is a defence if the defendant
proves that the refrigerator, ice chest or icebox with respect to which the
offence is alleged to have been committed was manufactured in, or imported
into, the State before 1 January, 1962.
(3) A person must not
place any of the following articles, that is to say, a refrigerator, ice
chest, icebox, article of furniture, trunk or other similar article upon any
dump, tip, sanitary depot, public reserve, public place or unfenced vacant
land if that article has in it a compartment of a capacity of 42.5 litres or
more unless, before so placing that article, that person has removed from the
compartment every door and lid, or their locks and hinges, or has otherwise
rendered every such door and lid incapable of being fastened, but a person is
not prevented by this subsection from placing any such articles upon a public
reserve, public place or unfenced vacant land for his or her own use while
residing on that public reserve, public place or unfenced vacant land.
(4) After the making
of regulations for the purposes of this subsection, a person must not, except
as prescribed, sell or hire, or offer or expose for sale or hire, any
prescribed domestic or commercial appliance, equipment, container or other
article which is of such a kind, or is so constructed, that it might be
dangerous to young children.
Maximum penalty: $750.