Electrical Safety Regulation 2013
sec.126Meaning of relevant standard for level 1 in-scope electrical equipment
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sec.126 Meaning of relevant standard for level 1 in-scope electrical equipment
The relevant standard for a type of level 1 in-scope electrical equipment is— if there is a Standards Australia or joint Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand standard that applies specifically to the type—that standard together with AS/NZS3820 (Essential safety requirements for electrical equipment); or if there is not a Standards Australia or joint Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand standard that applies specifically to the type and there is an IEC standard that applies specifically to the type—the IEC standard together with AS/NZS3820; or if neither paragraph (a) nor (b) applies—AS/NZS3820. In this section— IEC standard means an International Electrotechnical Commission standard. (sec.126-ssec.1) The relevant standard for a type of level 1 in-scope electrical equipment is— if there is a Standards Australia or joint Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand standard that applies specifically to the type—that standard together with AS/NZS3820 (Essential safety requirements for electrical equipment); or if there is not a Standards Australia or joint Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand standard that applies specifically to the type and there is an IEC standard that applies specifically to the type—the IEC standard together with AS/NZS3820; or if neither paragraph (a) nor (b) applies—AS/NZS3820. (sec.126-ssec.2) In this section— IEC standard means an International Electrotechnical Commission standard.
- (a) if there is a Standards Australia or joint Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand standard that applies specifically to the type—that standard together with AS/NZS3820 (Essential safety requirements for electrical equipment); or
- (b) if there is not a Standards Australia or joint Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand standard that applies specifically to the type and there is an IEC standard that applies specifically to the type—the IEC standard together with AS/NZS3820; or
- (c) if neither paragraph (a) nor (b) applies—AS/NZS3820.