Electrical Safety Regulation 2013

A person who conducts a scheme for the certification of types of in-scope electrical equipment may apply to the regulator for the scheme to be declared a recognised external certification scheme under section 48J of the Act (a declared scheme).

The application must be—

in the approved form; and

accompanied by—

the fee for the application; and

evidence that the applicant is—

accredited by the Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand as competent to certify that types of level 1, 2 or 3 in-scope electrical equipment meet relevant standards; or

appropriately designated, under a mutual recognition arrangement or a free trade agreement to which Australia is a party, as competent to certify that types of level 1, 2 or 3 in-scope electrical equipment meet relevant standards; and

the applicant’s written agreement that—

when certifying types of level 1, 2 or 3 in-scope electrical equipment, the applicant will do so under the equipment safety rules; and

the applicant will issue a certificate of conformity or certificate of suitability for types of level 1, 2 or 3 in-scope electrical equipment that meet relevant standards; and

the other documents and information required by the regulator.