Australian State and New Zealand regulations for energy rating labelling and Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) primarily control the supply of appliances. The supply of appliances mainly occurs through retail outlets. So as a retailer, it is in your interests to understand your obligations under the law. While the regulations set out the legal requirements in detail, the main requirements in summary include:

• Retailers are obliged to ensure that each product which is ‘prescribed’ under energy efficiency laws and is offered for sale has an approved energy rating label affixed or it has been approved for MEPS (as applicable).
• The label must not be obscured when the product is on display.
• Conflicting information must not be shown with or near the label. More details on typical regulatory requirements are available on this site, although the full requirements for each state should be determined from the relevant state or territory regulations.