Certification content summary
The
Standards Association of Australia is the standard institution in
Australia. In fact, SAA is only a standard setting institution and does
not issue product certification certificates. SAA was later renamed: Standards Australia Limited.
SAA is an independent company and has no direct relationship with the
government, but the federal government and state governments are its
members.
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Introduction to SAA standard
Australian standards begin with 'as', and the joint standards of Australia and New Zealand begin with 'as / NZS'. The standards of Australia and New Zealand are basically consistent with IEC, and 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 as long as they obtain the certification of one country.
Certification / supervisory authority
Australia is a federal country. The certification, control and management of electrical safety and energy consumption requirements are carried out by the regulatory authority of each state or region in accordance with the certification procedures of the state / region. The certificate issued by any state is also valid in other states / regions without any additional formalities. In addition, QAS (quality assurance services Pty Ltd.) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SAA standard setting organization It is the NCB (national certification body) in Australia. The certificate issued by it has also been recognized by various states or regions and has the same effect.
Product safety certification
There is no unified safety certification mark in Australia, and various states or regions have successively stipulated the management methods of electrical products in the form of legislation. Although the name and date of promulgation are different, the content of electrical safety legislation in each state or region is basically the same. Electrical products are classified into non crib products and non crib products.
Regulated electrical products according to as / nzs4417 2 division, including electric heating equipment, refrigeration equipment, electric tools, parts, etc. The catalogue is published in the Government Gazette and added according to the actual situation. Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria are the most active in the certification process. Taking Queensland as an example, the Electricity Act 1994 announced detailed regulations on the certification, sale and use of electrical appliances.
1. Regulated electrical appliances: regulated electrical appliances must obtain a certificate of approval issued by the monitoring department and be marked as required (the certificate number must be printed). It should be noted that the certification process is only for safety, not performance or quality, unless it is related to safety. The first letter of the certificate number indicates which state or region issued the certificate. For example:
Q91610 (Queensland)
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