Kristiaan, Equipment which falls under TLN Category A50 is required to comply with ACA TS001:1997 (Compliance Level 3) and AS/ACIF S043 - Parts 1, 2 & 3 as appropriate (Compliance Level 3 from 1 Jan 02). You said "deemed to comply" but I presume you mean need to comply so this is correct.
Compliance Level 3 does indeed require test reports be from an Recognised Testing Authority (RTA). Compliance Level 3 requirements are spelt out in the TLN Section 4.6(1) and 4.6(2). Yes there are other options to compliance with Compliance Level 3 instead of a test report from an RTA as listed in 4.6(2). NOTE: 4.6.(2)(c) I do not think could be applied as there is no reason a Category A50 device could not be tested in a lab. In addition, 4.6(2)(d), 4.6(2)(e), 4.6.(2)(f) and 4.6(2)(g) do not apply to Category A50 equipment. The only compliance options therefore for a Category A50 device would be: 1. a test report from an RTA; or 2. a written statement from a certification body. The NATA RTA listing is not up-to-date even though the last revision was dated 7 Mar 02. Apart from BABT TUV Product Services lab in Santa Clara, USA, there are at least 2 other labs that I am aware of accredited to S043: a) Austest (Sydney, Australia); and b) Comtest (Melb, Australia) Details for these labs can be found in the RTA listing on the NATA web site you referenced. Best regards, Kevin Richardson Stanimore Pty Limited Compliance Advice & Solutions for Technology (including Australian Agent Services) (Legislation/Regulations/Standards) Ph: 02-4329-4070 (Int'l: +61-2-4329-4070) Fax: 02-4328-5639 (Int'l: +61-2-4328-5639) Mobile: 04-1224-1620 (Int'l: +61-4-1224-1620) Email: [email protected] ([email protected] - alternate email) The material transmitted in this message or contained in attachments to this message may contain confidential and/or privileged material and is intended only for the addressee. Any use of or reliance upon this material by persons or entities other than the addressee is prohibited. If you receive this in error, please notify the sender and destroy any copies of the material immediately. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Saturday, 16 March 2002 3:12 AM To: Emc-Pstc Post Subject: Australian compliance to ARE: creepage v breakdown voltage Hello, According to the latest version of the Telecommunication Labelling Notice 2001, products in the Category A50 are deemed to comply with ACA TS-001-1997 and AS/ACIF S043-2001. No problem for TS-001, but S043 needs Compliance level 3 only since January 1rst 2002. The general approach is that testing for S043 must be done by a Recognised Testing Authority. After verifying the latest list of RTA´s http://www.nata.asn.au/downloads/rtalist.pdf of March 7th, only 1 lab seems to be listed as RTA and it is not even located in Australia, but in the US. >From my reading of the Labelling Notice, Schedule 3 seems to give however other possibilities to comply, like a Certification or Competent body. Any-one can shed some light on this issue? Regards, Kris Carpentier
