Media Release
May 18, 2021
There have been several examples of defective electrical cables being discovered in domestic installations both in Australia and New Zealand; the Infinity/Olsent TPS, the ECables SDI, and the TPS cable imported into NZ by Lyon Electrical. There are several...
Media Release
Mar 9, 2021
The Australian Cablemakers Association (ACA) is pleased to announce that the Australian Cable Initiative (ACI) has been relaunched as a separate not-for-profit entity to the ACA with its own Board of Directors. The main purposes of the ACI are to: Advocate for...
Media Release
Jun 8, 2019
Singapore based cable importer Midland Metals Overseas PTE Limited (Midlands) has had legal proceedings it brought against by the Australian Cablemakers Association Limited dismissed by the Supreme Court of New South Wales. Midlands’ subsequent appeal to the Court of...
Media Release
Aug 20, 2018
ACCC claims that faulty products continue to cause injury and harm to thousands of Australians with new figures showing that at least 10 people a day are injured and require medical attention. Surprisingly it is not illegal to supply unsafe products in Australia, as...
Media Release
Aug 23, 2017
The Australian Cablemakers Association (ACA) is warning about a non-compliant and unsafe TPS cable being supplied and sold in New Zealand. ACA Chairman Greg Stack said that extreme caution must be taken regarding the significant safety risk posed by this cable. “We...
Media Release
Jun 9, 2017
Recently the NSW Supreme Court issued a minimal fine to Lu Luo, Director of Infinity Cable Pty. Ltd, of only $18,000 for breaches of the Electricity (Consumer Safety) Act 2004. Infinity were involved in importing more than 4,300km of defective electric cable which by...
