New Zealand Government Requirements    新西兰政府要求

The New Zealand Government issuedsome gazette notices on the 2nd August 2022 which imposedconditions on acceptance of EESS certificates, which werepreviously accepted as issued for Australia.

新西兰政府于2022年8月2日颁布了一些新的公报通知，对EESS证书引入了一些条件限制. 这些条件限制早先适用于澳大利亚.

You can find the gazette notices(only notices 2022-au3179 & 2022-au3180 apply to privatecertifiers) here: Gazette notices | WorkSafe.Further information on NZ medium and high risk articles can also befound through the Worksafe website.

您可以在此链接Gazette notices | WorkSafe中查看这些通知（仅2022-au3179 &2022-au3180适用于私有证书颁发机构）.您也可以在Worksafe网站上找到关于新西兰中高风险等级产品的信息.

 Point 5 of the gazette notices 2022-au3179 &2022-au3180 sets out that the notices apply for newcertificates issued from 1 January 2023. I suggest you read theexclusion very carefully.

通知2022-au3179 & 2022-au3180中条款5指出该通知适用于2023年1月1日起颁发的新证书.建议您仔细阅读.

 We will in thefuture offer a service to include New Zealand on our certificates.If the conditions below are followed at the time of application,and it is clear on the application form that New Zealand isrequired, there will be an extra charge of AUD 150 (plus GST ifapplicable) for the application. If certificates have to bemodified to include New Zealand at a later date, the usualmodification fees (AUD 550 plus GST) apply.

未来我司证书也将涵盖新西兰. 如果在提交申请时遵循了如下条件限制，并且申请表上明确指出需要涵盖新西兰，那么将会额外收取150澳币（澳洲申请人需附加GST）的费用.如果现有证书需要在未来某个时间做修改以涵盖新西兰，那么费用为常规费用550澳币（澳洲申请人需附加GST）.

The main conditions that we mustachieve as a RECS/EESS certifier is to ensure thefollowing:

作为RECS/EESS的发证机构，我们必须遵循如下主要条件：

1. The rating includes 230V and400Vac, either as rated voltage or within the range of the ratedvoltage, unless the product is an accessory or a cable, where therated voltage may be above these levels.

功率包括230V和400Vac,作为额定电压或者在额定电压范围内.除非是附件或者线缆类产品，该类产品的额定电压可能超出此数值.

     2. All test reports mustbe less than 5 years old on the day we certify.

所有测试报告签发日期距离我们的审核签发日期必须小于5年.

    3.  The certificate also specifies it is for NewZealand.

证书详述了其适用于新西兰.

 There are more points in the gazettes which wemust follow, but they are achievable and nothing to worryabout.

公报中还有更多其他需要遵循的要求，都是可以实现的，您无须担心.

新西兰政府公报内容如下（以英文为准）：

• Electricity (Safety)Regulations—Recognition of Australian Legislation in Respect ofApproval of Declared Articles Notice 2022

Pursuant to Regulation 86 of theElectricity (Safety) Regulations 2010 (“Regulations”), I, MarkStephen Wogan, Manager Energy Safety, acting under the delegatedauthority of the Chief Executive, WorkSafe NewZealand, give the following notice:

Notice

1. Short Title and Commencement

1. This notice is the Electricity (Safety) Regulations —Recognition of Australian Legislation in Respect of Approval ofDeclared Articles Notice 2022.

2. This notice takes effect on the seventh day following the dateof notification of this notice in the NewZealand Gazette.

2. Notice

Pursuant toRegulation 86(2) of the Regulations, WorkSafe recognisesthe approvals regime established by the New South Wales Gas andElectricity (Consumer Safety) Act 2017 as being a regime ofcompliance for the purposes of Regulation 86(1) of theRegulations and accordingly any declared high-risk article that isof a model approved under that regime is deemed to be approved byWorkSafe, subject to the conditions below.

3. Defined Terms

In this notice, certificate means acertificate of approval issued by the Commissioner for FairTrading, Department of Finance, Services and Innovation under theNew South Wales Gas and Electricity (Consumer Safety) Act2017.

4. Conditions

Thedeemed approval of a declared high risk article referred to inclause 2 of this notice (a ‘declared high risk article’) is subjectto the following conditions, and the conditions set out in clause 5of this notice:

1. each declared high risk article must have a certificate; and

2. the supporting test report or reports used for that approvalmust verify compliance with the specific NewZealand requirements in the relevant joint standard orstandards applicable in New South Wales for the declared high riskarticle; and

3. the supporting test report or reports used for the approval mustconfirm that the declared high risk article has been evaluated forcompliance at—

1. a nominal supply voltage of, or across a range that includes,230 volts or 400 volts (or both) or

2. a voltage above 230 volts, if the article is an electricalaccessory or cable; and

4. if the declared high risk article is a single-phase appliance,it must be marked with 230 volts or a range including 230 volts;and

5. if the declared high risk article is a fitting intended to have,or supplied as having, a safety function, it must be markedwith—

1. 230 volts or 400 volts (or both); or

2. a range including 230 volts or 400 volts (or both); and

6. the approved declared electrical article must be markedwith—

1. the approval number referenced in the certificate (e.g.NSWxxxxx); and

2. the unique model number referenced in the certificate; and

7. the certificate must—

1. be supported by one or more test reports, none of which are morethan 5 years old at the time of approval; and

2. not apply to a group or range of products unless thecertification is based on an evaluation that verifies all aspectsof compliance for each individual product of the group or range ofproducts; and

8. if issued in respect of a residual current device (RCD), thecertificate and any supporting test report or reports must—

1. identify the type of RCD; and

2. confirm compliance with the limits specified in AS/NZS 3190;and

3. in the case of a portable RCD, identify if the RCD is a TypeFS.

5. Supply of Documentation

Any person who relies on acertificate for the purposes of Regulation 84(2)(b) ofthe Regulations must provide WorkSafe with a copy of thecertificate and all related compliance documentation within 10 daysof a request being made by WorkSafe for thatinformation.

6. Variation or Withdrawal

UnderRegulation 86(4)(a) of the Regulations, WorkSafe may atany time vary or withdraw the deemed approval of a declared highrisk article that is of a model approved under the approvals regimeestablished by the New South Wales Gas and Electricity (ConsumerSafety) Act 2017, by way of notice in the NewZealand Gazette.

7. Existing Deemed Approvals Remain in Place

For the avoidance of doubt, thedeemed approval of a declared high risk article that is certifiedor approved under a regime recognised by WorkSafe in one of thefollowing notices remains in place until such time as it is variedor withdrawn under Regulation 86(4)(a) of theRegulations, or WorkSafe revokes the notice:

• Notice of AustralianCertification Regimes Recognised Under Regulation 101(10) of the Electricity Regulations 1997, in Respect ofApproval of Declared Articles (published inthe New Zealand Gazette, 19 December2001, No. 173, page 4219); and

• Notice of AustralianLegislation Recognised Under Regulation 101 (10) of theElectricity Regulations 1997, in Respect of Approval of DeclaredArticles (published in the NewZealand Gazette, 19 December 2001, No.173, page 4219).

Signedat Wellington this 28th day of July 2022.

MARKSTEPHEN WOGAN, Manager, Energy Safety, WorkSafe NewZealand.

• 电力（安全）法规—承认澳大利亚关于批准申报物品的立法2022 年通知

根据《2010年电力（安全）条例》（“条例”）第86条，我，能源安全经理Mark StephenWogan，根据新西兰工作安全局首席执行官的授权，发出以下通知：

通知

1. 简称和开始

1. 本通知是《电力（安全）条例——2022年澳大利亚关于批准申报物品的立法的认可通知》。

2. 本通知自《新西兰公报》通知之日起第七天生效。

2. 通知

根据条例第86（2）条，WorkSafe承认《2017年新南威尔士州天然气和电力（消费者安全）法》建立的批准制度是《条例》第86（1）条的合规制度，任何宣布的高风险物品，如果属于根据该制度批准的模型，则被视为已获得WorkSafe的批准，受以下条件约束。

3. 定义术语

在本通知中，证书是指由财政、服务和创新部公平贸易专员根据《2017年新南威尔士州天然气和电力（消费者安全）法》颁发的批准证书。

4. 条件

本通知第2条所述的已申报高风险物品（“申报高风险物品”）的认定批准须符合以下条件，以及本通知第5条规定的条件：

1. 每件申报的高风险物品必须有证书;和

2. 用于该批准的支持测试报告或报告必须验证是否符合新南威尔士州适用于申报的高风险物品的相关联合标准中的特定新西兰要求;和

3. 用于批准的支持测试报告必须确认声明的高风险物品已在以下位置进行了合规性评估：

1. 标称电源电压为 230 伏或 400伏（或两者兼而有之）或范围，或

2. 电压高于 230伏，如果物品是电气附件或电缆;和

4. 如果申报的高风险物品是单相电器，则必须标有 230 伏或包括230 伏的范围;和

5. 如果申报的高风险物品是旨在具有或具有安全功能的配件，则必须标明：

1. 230 伏或 400伏（或两者兼而有之）;或

2. 范围包括 230 伏或 400伏（或两者兼而有之）;和

6. 经批准的申报电气物品必须标有—

1. 证书中引用的批准号（例如NSWxxxxx）;和

2. 证书中引用的唯一型号;和

7. 证书必须—

1. 由一份或多份测试报告支持，这些报告在批准时均不超过 5年;和

2. 不适用于一组或一系列产品，除非认证基于评估，以验证该组或产品系列中每个单独产品的所有合规性;和

8. 如果就剩余电流装置（RCD）签发，证书和任何支持测试报告必须：

1. 确定刚果民盟的类型;和

2. 确认符合 AS/NZS 3190中规定的限制;和

3. 对于便携式 RCD，请确定 RCD 是否为 FS型。

5. 提供文件

任何依赖《条例》第84（2）（b）条所指证书的人士，必须在WorkSafe提出要求后10天内向WorkSafe提供该证书的副本和所有相关的合规文件。

6. 变更或撤销

根据《条例》第86（4）（a）条，WorkSafe可随时更改或撤销对已宣布的高风险物品的认定批准，该物品是根据《2017年新南威尔士州天然气和电力（消费者安全）法》建立的批准制度批准的模式，并在《新西兰公报》上发出通知。

7. 现有的视同批准仍然有效

为免生疑问，在根据《条例》第86（4）（a）条更改或撤销或工作安全局撤销该通知之前，根据WorkSafe在以下通知之一中认可的制度认证或批准的已声明的高风险物品的视同批准仍然有效，或WorkSafe撤销该通知：

• 根据1997年《电力条例》第101（10）条承认的澳大利亚认证制度关于批准申报物品的通知（公布于《新西兰公报》，2001年12月19日，第173期，第4219页）;和

• 根据1997年《电力条例》第101（10）条承认的澳大利亚立法关于批准申报物品的通知（发表于《新西兰公报》，2001年12月19日，第173号，第4219页）。

2022年7月28日在惠灵顿签约。

马克·斯蒂芬·沃根，新西兰工作安全局能源安全经理。