Your Products In Compliance With The Right Regulations

Companies wishing to market electrical goods in Australia (suppliers) are bound by the electrical safety regulations in each state, such as the Gas and Electricity (Consumer Safety) Act 2017 and Gas and Electricity (Consumer Safety) Regulations 2018 (NSW), the Electricity Safety Act 1998 and Electricity Safety Amendment (Electrical Equipment Safety Scheme) Act 2018 (VIC), and the Electricity Safety Act 2002 and Electrical Safety Regulations 2013 (QLD).

These Acts and Regulations require suppliers to establish safety of their products prior to sale. Enforcement provisions stipulate the removal of any unsafe equipment from sale and recall of previously sold equipment for rectification or replacement, and restriction of future sales.

Mandatory Approvals

• Applicable to 56 classes of electrical products classified as declared or prescribed articles, or as level 3 equipment in AS/NZS 4417:2020 standard Regulatory compliance mark for electrical and electronic equipment – mainly common household and kitchen appliances, AC adaptor, plugs and power cords, etc.
• Below is a list of electrical goods that the regulator refers to as Risk Level 3 or ‘declared articles’:Air conditioner incorporating flammable refrigerant
  Appliance connector
  Arc welding machine
  Bayonet lampholder
  Beauty care lamp
  Blanket
  Bread toaster
  Building wiring cable
  Clothes dryer
  Control or conditioning device
  Cooking appliance—portable type
  Cord extension socket
  Cord-line switch
  DC isolator
  Decorative lighting outfit
  Dishwashing machine
  Double capped light emitting semiconductor lamp
  Edison screw lampholder
  Electric hot water bottle
  Evaporative cooler
  Fan
  Fence energizer
  Fluorescent lamp ballast
  Fluorescent lamp starter
  Glue gun
  Hair care appliance
  Hedge clipper
  Immersion heater
  Insect electrocutor
  Inspection handlamp
  Iron
  Kitchen machine
  Lawn care appliance
  Light emitting semiconductor lamp (self-ballasted)
  Lampholder adaptor
  Liquid heating appliance
  Luminaire—portable type
  Massage appliance
  Microwave oven
  Miniature overcurrent circuit breaker
  Nightlight—mains socket-outlet mounted
  Outlet device
  Over blanket / Duvet / Wrap
  Plug
  Power supply or charger
  Range
  Range hood
  Razor/hair clipper
  Refrigerating appliance
  Residual current device
  Room heater
  Socket-outlet
  Socket-outlet with supply flexible cord
  Soldering iron
  Submersible pump
  Supply flexible cord
  Swimming pool/spa equipment
  Vacuum cleaner
  Wall switch
  Washing machine
  Water heater
• Declared articles must comply with mandatory safety standards and must have a Certificate of Conformity. These products must display the RCM mark.

Voluntary Approvals

• Applicable to all other electrical products not listed as declared or prescribed articles, or as level 3 equipment – included are most IT devices, audio video electronic products, air conditioners, all battery operated products, etc.
• Products must be safe to use, comply with minimum safety requirements as set out in Gas and Electricity (Consumer Safety) Regulations 2018 (NSW) and AS/NZS 3820:2020 Standard Essential safety requirements for low voltage electrical equipment, and can be granted a Certificate of Suitability (voluntary application).