1999 by the association to limited company, known as Standards Australia International Limited, referred to as SAI. SAI is an independent stock company, and the government has no direct relationship. We often refer to the Australian certification as SAA certification, in fact, SAA is the standard-setting bodies, rather than the issuance of product certification. At present, there are 43 eligible to apply for certification of the certification body, the following list only part:

1, Office of Fair Trading, New South Wales (New South Wales)

2. Department of Industrial Relations, Queensland (Queensland)

3, The Office of the Chief Electrical Inspector, Victoria (Victoria)

4, SAA Approval Pty Ltd (SAA Organization)

5, Office of Energy Policy, South Australia

6, Office of Energy, Western Australia

7, Office of Electricity, Standards and Safety, Tasmania

8, Ministry of Commerce, New Zealand

After one of the above certification authority issued a certificate, the certification company abbreviated code and registration number is the "security label", such as "N12345", said by the NSW issued certificate, registration number "12345". Safety Certification There is no certification mark, not the certification body logo on the label. The certification number needs to be hit on the label.

Australia's standard to "AS" at the beginning, Australia and New Zealand's joint standard to "AS / NZS" at the beginning. Australia and New Zealand standards and IEC standards are basically the same, there are some national differences. Australia and New Zealand promote mutual recognition of standards harmonization and certification, and products can be sold in another country as long as they are certified in one country. Australian safety certification covering 6 continents of Australia.

Product range SAA certification control products can be divided into mandatory electronic products and non-mandatory electronic products two:

1. Declared Electrical Products cover 56 categories of products, such as external power supply or charger, wires, plugs, household appliances (60335-2-9, -14,15, -23, -80), lamps (60598- 2-4). Control of electrical appliances must be obtained by the monitoring department issued a certificate of approval (certificate of approval), that is, SAA certification, and provides identification (must be marked with the certificate number).

2, non-mandatory products (Non-Declared Electrical Products), refers to the compulsory certification of products, such as commercial kitchen appliances. Non-regulated products, although not mandatory to obtain certification, but its security by the vendor / manufacturer is responsible for voluntary certification. The supervisory authority will issue a Certificate of Suitability for products that meet the requirements of the standard. The certificate of conformity can be stamped with the certificate number and the final letter of the certificate shows which state or region the certificate is issued.

application process

1, customers prepare samples and information submitted to Nslab

2, Nslab laboratory for testing

3, the test report and information submitted to the certification body

4, the certification body after the adoption of audit documents, the issuance of SAA certificate

Certification mark

No certification mark, the certification number need to hit on the label

other information

Technical Information: AC240V / 50Hz for AU; AC 230V / 50Hz for New Zealand

Mandatory: mandatory + voluntary

Certificate validity: valid for up to 5 years

Inspection requirements: None

Requirements: The holder must be a local registered company or a local agent