Gary, The ACA (Australian Communications Authority) is only responsible for EMC, Radcoms and Telecommunications. It is not responsible for any other type of product.
The safety of any product placed on the Australian market is controlled by "trade practices" type legislation and essentially requires that any product meets the appropriate and relevant standards for such products. In the case of IT equipment the relevant standard is AS/NZS 3260 (Australia's version of IEC 950). NOTE: AS/NZS 3260 is essentially the same as IEC 950 however compliance with IEC 950 by itself is not considered sufficient in many cases. If you have your product tested for IEC 950 PLUS Australian deviations in a CB accredited lab you will have no problems. In terms of electrical safety the Australian State regulatory authorities have listings of "Declared Articles" (used to be known as "Prescribed Articles") and if the device/item is included in the "Declared Articles" listing, formal approval is required with an electrical authority (utility provider) in one of the Australian States (approval in one State is accepted in all other States). In essence, the only thing at the moment impacting IT equipment on the Declared Articles listing is a detachable power cord. There is not much available on the internet regarding these requirements. You could check the following URL for a very basic few paragraphs on what the State of New South Wales (Sydney is in the State of New South Wales) has available on the internet. there is no documentation however: http://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/Products.nsf/All+Products+Docs/37A6ECBE54 30E7384A25677C002C04B0?OpenDocument Summary For IT equipment, no approval is required, except for the possibility of a detachable power cord. An electrical authority in any Australian State has the power however to request evidence of compliance with the appropriate electrical safety standard for any product offered for sale in that State. Usually this only occurs when a complaint is made about some equipment or an incident occurs. It is my recommendation any supplier ensure they are able to provide at short notice (10 days) a test report, by a reputable laboratory, demonstrating compliance with AS/NZS 3260 or IEC 950 plus Australian deviations. Hope this helps. For more detailed information contact me directly (see bottom of email for contact info). Best regards, Kevin > > I'm pretty frustrated trying to officially determine the safety requirements > for Australia. I can't seem to get a handle on the ITE - but not > telecommunications - stuff. The EMC I have handled but want to confirm what > safety standards I need to meet. Again, I've tried the ACA URL > http://www.aca.gov.au/_vti_bin/shtml.exe/search.htm > <http://www.aca.gov.au/_vti_bin/shtml.exe/search.htm> without success. They > have not responded, but there site seems to address only the EMC and safety > requirements of telecommunications equipment. What is the status on just > good ol' safety for ITE. Anybody have a different URL than the above. > I apologize for asking this question when we just went through it not too > long ago, but I took the URL and thought I was home free but I'm unable to > get ACA to respond to the e-mail or find a link that doesn't tie into the > telecommunications. > Rat Farts! > Thanks > Gary > > --------- > This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. > To cancel your subscription, send mail to majord...@ieee.org > with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the > quotes). 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