{"id":"F2025L01166","name":"Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines Determination—Changes to Incorporated Instrument) Declaration (No. 1) 2025","slug":"greenhouse-and-energy-minimum-standards-clothes-washing-machines-determination-changes-to-incorporat","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":442977,"registerId":"F2025L01166-fast-fetch-1775957896475","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines Determination—Changes to Incorporated Instrument) Declaration (No. 1) 2025","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nGreenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines Determination—Changes to Incorporated Instrument) Declaration (No. 1) 2025\n\nI, Daniel Croucher, GEMS Regulator, make the following instrument.\n\nDated  19 September 2025  \n\nDaniel Croucher\n\nGEMS Regulator\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Definitions\n\n5  Application to incorporated instrument\n\n6  Specified changes\n\n7  Repeal\n\n \n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines Determination—Changes to Incorporated Instrument) Declaration (No. 1) 2025.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n  This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under subsection 34A(2) of the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Act 2012.\n\n4  Definitions\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nAct means the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Act 2012. \n\nAS/NZS 2040.1:2021 means Australian/New Zealand Standard 2040.1:2021 Performance of household electrical appliances – Clothes washing machines – Part 1: Methods for measuring performance, energy and water consumption, as in force or existing on the day the Determination was made.\n\nNote:  AS/NZS 2040.1:2021 is available from Standards Australia Limited.\n\nAS/NZS 2040.1:2021 Amd 1:2025 means Australian/New Zealand Standard 2040.1:2021 Performance of household electrical appliances – Clothes washing machines – Part 1: Methods for measuring performance, energy and water consumption Amendment No.1, made on 25 July 2025.\n\nNote: AS/NZS 2040.1:2021 Amd 1:2025 is available from Standards Australia Limited.\n\nDetermination means the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2024.\n\n5  Application to incorporated instrument\n\n This instrument applies to AS/NZS 2040.1:2021 as incorporated in the Determination.\n\n6  Specified changes\n\n For the purposes of subsection 34A(2) of the Act, AS/NZS 2040.1:2021 has effect in relation to the Determination as if AS/NZS 2040.1:2021 contains the changes specified in AS/NZS 2040.1:2021 Amd 1:2025.\n\n7  Repeal\n\n   This instrument is repealed at the same time the Determination is revoked.  \n\n  Note 1:   This instrument will be repealed under subsection 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.\n\n  Note 2:   Section 35 of the Act provides for the revocation of GEMS determinations.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the function intended by section 34A of the GEMS Act—updating incorporated technical standards. It has not expanded beyond this narrow administrative purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (7 sections, ~250 words)","Only 4 defined terms, all straightforward (Act, two standard references, Determination)","Single operative provision (section 6) with no conditional logic","No cross-references beyond the enabling Act and the incorporated standards","Mechanical application of existing statutory framework (section 34A)","No exceptions, exemptions, or transitional provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument updates the GEMS Determination to adopt the July 2025 amendment to the Australian/New Zealand washing-machine test standard (AS/NZS 2040.1:2021), ensuring energy and water testing uses the latest agreed methodology.\n\nThat change affects manufacturers, importers and retailers who must test and supply compliant machines, and indirectly benefits consumers by keeping minimum performance testing current without needing to remake the entire Determination."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument does not change which products are regulated or the Determination's substantive performance limits; it updates the measurement methods by applying Amendment No.1 to AS/NZS 2040.1:2021 where that standard is incorporated in the Determination (sections 5–6). That update can alter testing outcomes and compliance costs for manufacturers and testers but does not expand or contract the Determination's product coverage."},"complexity_factors":["Incorporation-by-reference of an external technical standard (AS/NZS 2040.1:2021) rather than reproducing substantive rules (sections 4–6)","Effect is limited to applying a specified amendment (AS/NZS 2040.1:2021 Amd 1:2025) to the incorporated standard (section 6)","Immediate commencement tied to registration, requiring prompt implementation by regulated parties (section 2)","Repeal is mechanically linked to revocation of the underlying Determination, creating temporal dependency (section 7)","Regulator-made instrument under a specific statutory power (s34A(2))—administrative decision with limited scope (section 3)"],"plain_english_summary":"This declaration makes the 2025 amendment to the test standard AS/NZS 2040.1:2021 apply where that standard is referenced in the GEMS Clothes Washing Machines Determination 2024, thereby updating the official test methods for measuring washing-machine energy and water use (sections 4–6). It takes effect the day after registration (section 2). Manufacturers, importers and test laboratories must use the amended method to show compliance, so they bear any retesting or record-keeping costs; the GEMS Regulator made the declaration under s34A(2) (section 3)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/greenhouse-and-energy-minimum-standards-clothes-washing-machines-determination-changes-to-incorporat","history":"/api/acts/greenhouse-and-energy-minimum-standards-clothes-washing-machines-determination-changes-to-incorporat/history","analysis":"/api/acts/greenhouse-and-energy-minimum-standards-clothes-washing-machines-determination-changes-to-incorporat/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/greenhouse-and-energy-minimum-standards-clothes-washing-machines-determination-changes-to-incorporat/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/greenhouse-and-energy-minimum-standards-clothes-washing-machines-determination-changes-to-incorporat/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/greenhouse-and-energy-minimum-standards-clothes-washing-machines-determination-changes-to-incorporat/documents"}}