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I know a lot of people do a lot of guessing and speculating on this site but in some areas such as electrical safety a little bit of googling will answer any questions without misleading information being offered.

There are Australian standards for the sale of secondhand electrical appliances and for the disposal of unsafe electrical appliances. Unfortunately you have to purchase Australian Standards, but the information contained in them is also available on state government web sites such as this SA one http://www.decs.sa.gov.au/docs/documents/1/ElectricalTestProcedure.pdf From the testing and tagging standard : 2.4.1 Non-compliant equipment ( AS/NZS 3760:2003) where in-service inspection or testing identifies equipment which fails to comply with the criteria given in this Standard, the equipment shall be appropriately labeled to indicate that the equipment requires remedial action and warn against further use, and withdrawn from service. The choice of remedial action, disposal or other corrective action shall be determined by the owner or the person responsible for the safety of the site.

Any repairs to faulty electrical equipment has to be done by a person with an appropriate electrical license. If an elctrical appliance is unsafe, it has to be disabled by removing the plug before disposing of it. You should also attach an Out Of Service tag. If the condition of the electrical appliance is unknown and you want to dispose of it, then same action.

Rob has carried this out, so why speculate when you do not know the rules and regulations ? You do not need any form of license to fit a plug to an electrical appliance as set out in DOCEPS web site, see http://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/EnergySafety/Content/About_us/Frequently_asked_questions.html "1. What type of electrical work requires a licence? All electrical work requires a licence except as listed in regulation 19 of the Electricity (Licensing) Regulations 1991. This generally means that extra low voltage (ELV - below 50 volts AC 120 volts DC - ripple free), communications work, cords and plugs work that is not for gain or reward, supply authority work or other work considered low risk because of the nature of the work or the way it is done. Refer to the electrical installation section for more details."

But you need to be competent to be able to wire the plug correctly and to be able to ensure the electrical appliance is safe for use and the person responsible for your work area/theatre etc has to be satisfied you are competent to carry out the work.

Dont guess or speculate, look it up and inform others or ask if you do not know.