Australia RCM Certification

The Regulatory Compliance Mark (RCM) is a registration mark that indicates the supplier's declaration that the product complies with the safety and other requirements stipulated by the electrical safety laws and regulations in all states of Australia and New Zealand. At the same time, it also complies with the electromagnetic compatibility requirements specified in the Radiocommunications Act of Australia and the Radiocommunications Act of New Zealand. Only when a product meets the requirements of both the electrical safety regulations and the EMC regulations can the RCM mark be used.

The owner of the RCM mark is the federal government. Both the electrical safety regulatory authority and the EMC regulatory authority accept the RCM mark as the supplier's declaration of conformity. As long as the supplier is approved to use the RCM mark in anyone state, the regulatory authorities in other states will also accept it, thus achieving the goal that one approval is valid across all states.

The supplier needs to apply for and complete the registration before using the RCM mark. Once registered, the supplier can use the RCM mark on all products that meet the requirements of applicable laws and regulations. If it is found that the products using the RCM mark do not meet the requirements of the applicable laws and regulations, the supplier will be punished in accordance with the provisions of the Australian Trademark Law.

 RCM= Safety + EMC + Importer Declaration

1. Safety (Product Safety Certification):
Product safety certification consists of two parts: Electrical products are classified into prescribed products and non-prescribed products.

1. Prescribed electrical products are classified according to AS/NZS4417.2, including electric heating equipment, refrigeration equipment, power tools, components, etc. Among them, the three certification issuing units, Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria, are the most active in the certification process. Prescribed electrical products are mandatory to obtain a Certificate of Approval issued by the monitoring department, and the marking is specified (the certificate number must be marked). The first letter of the certificate number indicates which state or region issued the certificate.
For example:
(1) Q04051 (Queensland) --- Q Number
(2) W2015 (Western Australia) --- W Number
(3) V03101 (Victoria) --- ESV Certificate V Number
(4) NSW18099 (New South Wales)--- DOFT Certificate NSW Number

2. Non-prescribed electrical products can be sold directly without certification, but the manufacturer must ensure that the electrical safety of the product complies with the Australian standard AS/NZS3820:1998 (Essential Safety Requirements for Low Voltage Electrical Equipment); the monitoring department will issue a Certificate of Suitability for products that meet the standard requirements. Electrical products that have obtained the Certificate of Suitability can be marked with the certificate number, and the last letter of the certificate indicates which state or region issued the certificate.
For example:
(1) CS/431/Q (Queensland)
(2) CS/108/NSW (New South Wales)

1. EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility)
Australia's electromagnetic compatibility compliance program is formulated based on the Radio Communications ACT 1992. The scope of products covered is very wide, including motor-driven and heating electrical products, power tools and similar products, lamps and similar equipment, television receivers and audio equipment, information technology products, industrial scientific and medical instrument equipment, ignition engines, arc welding equipment, etc. According to the degree of danger of electromagnetic interference generated by the products, this program divides products into three categories. Products in the second and third categories must be affixed with a C-Tick mark. However, regardless of which category the product belongs to, it must comply with the relevant EMC standards.

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