Regulatory Rulings

From time to time regulators are asked to interpret various provisions of the regulatory standards that are used to support the Equipment Energy Efficiency Program.

Such interpretations are required where a provision in a standard is found to be ambiguous or alternatively in circumstances where the standard does not adequately cover an issue or is silent in relation to a particular matter. Often, interpretations are sought in relation to the scope of a standard with a view to having a particular class or type of product deemed exempt from the regulations.

Regulatory rulings follow a formal application by a manufacturer to a regulator for an interpretation on a particular issue. In developing a formal response, that regulator confers with all other regulators in Australia and NZ to develop a consensus interpretation on the context as the basis for the "regulatory ruling".

These rulings are listed below (click on hyperlinks to view each ruling or right mouse click to down load a copy). Note that ruling numbers are not necessarily sequential and the suffix letter refers to the relevant revision of the ruling.

Ruling Number	Product Type	Subject
1A	Lamps	Linear Fluorescent Lamps for Flame Proof Luminaries
2F	Airconditioners	Airconditioners designed for installation in Caravans, Mobile Homes, Campervans and Rail Cars
3B	Refrigerated Display Cabinets	Definition of "Non Retail Applications" (RDCs)
4A	Refrigerated Display Cabinets	Inclusion of certain equipment types in the electrical energy consumption testing of refrigerated display cabinets
5A	Motors	Exclusion of Electric Motors (exported)
6A	Clothes Washers	Definition of "household use" - Clothes Washers
7C	Clothes Washers	Exemption for cold wash only washing machines
8A	Integral Motors	Interpretation of Clause 1.2 b
9A	Torque Motors	Interpretation of Clause 1.2 d
10A	All	Variations to Site of Manufacture Noted in Energy Labelling and MEPS Approvals
11A	Refrigerated Display Cabinets	M Pack Temperature Classification
13A	Rotary Clothes Dryers	Standard Mixed Cotton Test Load
14A	Air Conditioners	Schedule of Exemptions from the Scope of the Standard

This page last modified 18 December 2007