Australia Certification

Basic Information

Australian Electrical Products Testing and Certification Institute
The RCM mark is being introduced in Australia and New Zealand to achieve uniform marking of electrical products. The mark is a trademark owned by the regulatory bodies in Australia and New Zealand and indicates that compliance with both safety and EMC requirements is non-mandatory.

Countries where RCM certification applies

Country Name:
Australia Nauru, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Kiribati.
Federated States of Micronesia, Tuvalu, New Zealand, Tonga, Marshall Islands, Vanuatu Papua New Guinea, Samoa.

RCM certification application process

Australia RCM certification process
1. A third-party laboratory evaluates the product and determines the test standards to be performed.
2. test if there are non-conformities, the laboratory will rectify the product to meet and meet the requirements of the Australian standards.
3. The test is passed and a test report is issued.
4. Submit the test report to the Australian licensing authority for document review.
5. Australian audit passed, issued RCM certificate.
6. Customers can complete the Australian website registration by themselves or by the laboratory.

Australia RCM certification notes

1. Products need to be unified on the time to add RCM logo, note that this requirement is the April 19, 2013 Australia announcement.
2. Direct plug adapter to do RCM safety certification, to do random testing of the plug.
3. Lamp type products: such as T8 LED lamps, fluorescent tubes due to the user can directly replace the larger safety risks, you need to send samples to Australia to assess.
4. Different issuing agencies will vary in time.

RCM = Safety + EMC + Importer Declaration

Certification Introduction

SAA stands for Standards Association of Australia, the standards-setting body in Australia, and was changed from an association to a limited company in 1999 as Standards Australia International Limited (SAI). SAI is an independent jointstock company, not directly related to the government. We often refer to Australian certification as SAA certification, but in fact, SAA isn’t only a standard-setting body, and also one of the issuing certificates bodies for product certification. At present, there are 43 certification bodies qualified to receive applications for certification, and the following are just some of them.

1.Office of Fair Trading, New South Wales (New South Wales)

2.Department of Industrial Relations, Queensland (Queensland)

3.The Office of the Chief Electrical Inspector, Victoria (Victoria)
4.SAA Approval Pty Ltd (SAA Agency)
5.Office of Energy Policy, South Australia
6.Office of Energy, Western Australia
7.Office of Electricity, Standards and Safety, Tasmania
8.Ministry of Commerce, New Zealand

After one of the above certification acceptance body issued a certificate, hit the certification company abbreviation code and registration number is the "security label", such as "N12345", said the certificate issued by the NSW, registrationnumber is "12345". Safety certification does not have a certification mark, not the logo of the issuing body in the label. The certification number needs to be typed on the label.

The Australian standard starts with "AS", and the joint standard between Australia and New Zealand starts with "AS/NZS". Australian standards and New Zealand standards are basically consistent with IEC, while there are some national differences. Australia and New Zealand promote the unification of standards and mutual recognition of certification, products can be sold in another country after obtaining certification in one country. Australian safety certification covers 6 continents in Australia.

Product range SAA certification control products can be divided into mandatory electronic products and non-mandatory electronic products of two kinds:

1.mandatory products (Declared Electrical Products) covers 56 major products, such as external power supply or charger, wires, plugs, appliances (60335-2-9, -14, 15, -23, -80), lamps and lanterns (60598-2-4), etc.. Control class appliances must be mandatory to obtain a certificate of approval issued by the monitoring department (certificate of approval), that is, SAA certification, and the provisions of the logo (must be typed on the certificate number).

2.non-compulsory products (Non-Declared Electrical Products), referring to products other than mandatory certification, such as commercial kitchen appliances. Although non-regulated products are not mandatory to obtain certification, but its safety by the seller / manufacturer is responsible for, can voluntarily apply for certification. Monitoring department will comply with the standard requirements of the product issued a certificate of compliance (Certificate of Suitability).Obtain a certificate of conformity of electrical products can be marked with a certificate number, the certificate good last letter shows which state or region issued by the certificate.

Application Process

1.Customer to prepare samples and information submitted to GIG
2.GIG laboratory test
3.Testing report and information submitted to the issuing agency
4.Issuing agency will issue SAA certificate after the documents are reviewed and approved

Certification Mark

No certification mark, the certification number needs to be typed on the label

Other Information

• Technical Information: AC240V/50Hz for AU ; AC 230V/50Hz for New Zealand

• Mandatory or not: Mandatory + Voluntary

• Certificate validity: 5 years

• Factory inspection requirements: None

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