Chris, I have researched this topic recently. There are apparently no requirements at the national level. The Dept of Fair Trading of New South Wales has authority over product safety in that state. Fundamental requirements can be found in ELECTRICITY SAFETY (EQUIPMENT SAFETY) REGULATION 1999. See http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_reg/essr1999481/index.html. This regulation covers requirements for both "declared" and non-declared articles.
Declared products are specific product types that must be tested/approved. A list of declared articles can be found on the website of Testing and Certification Australia. (http://www.tcaust.com/framwork.htm) These declared products are primarily household consumer devices, not ITE or telecom gear. Non-declared products are not subject to mandatory testing. However, non-declared products are subject to minimum standards, as defined in Part 3 Division 2 of the regulation, which refers to clauses contained in AS/NZS 3820: 1998 - Essential Safety Requirements for Low Voltage Electrical Equipment. As far as proof of compliance, there are several possible routes: · Certification by electrical regulator ("certificate of suitability") · Certification by competent third party (to applicable AS/NZS std) · RCM mark · Test report from accredited lab · Test report issued under CB scheme showing variations Hope this helps. Mike Prussel Principal Engineer Spike Broadband Systems +1 603 578 7341 www.spikebroadband.net -----Original Message----- From: Chris Collin [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2000 7:17 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Australia and NZ requirements for safety Hello group, Can some-one give me guidance/ references on how to get an ITE product from a European manufacturer compliant for safety regulations in Australia and NZ? Is an EN60950 safety test report sufficient? Chris Collin _______________________________________________________________________ Free Unlimited Internet Access! Try it now! http://www.zdnet.com/downloads/altavista/index.html _______________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Jim Bacher: [email protected] Michael Garretson: [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Jim Bacher: [email protected] Michael Garretson: [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected]
