What Are Proclaimed Products?

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What are proclaimed products?

Proclaimed products are products that must have safety approval to be sold, hired or offered for sale or hire in South Australia. It is an offence to sell or offer for hire a proclaimed electrical product that does not have the necessary safety approval.

In South Australia, 59 classes of electrical product are considered high risk and require an Australian safety approval from a government regulator or recognised private certifier prior to sale.

Included in the 59 classes of proclaimed products are:

lamp holders, fluorescent lamp ballasts, fluorescent lamp starters
circuit breakers, residual current devices (e.g. RCD, RCCB, RCBO)
power supplies for separate luminaires (e.g. LED drivers)
socket outlets and wall switches
supply flexible cords (connected to electrical equipment) and plugs
ranges (e.g. electrical cooking appliances)
fans (e.g. ceiling sweep fans, exhaust fans)
water heaters (pressure storage and instantaneous)
room heaters (e.g. ceiling mounted heat lamp appliances).

Buying products online or from overseas

Always buy reputable products from trusted Australian suppliers. If you are buying online, ask for details of the product’s safety approval.

Buying from overseas retailers or individuals is not recommended, as the appliances may not have the necessary Australian safety approvals.

Risks associated with unapproved proclaimed products include:

fire, electric shock, injuries to users
invalid warranties
declined insurance claims, in the event of a related accident
lack of spare parts.

How do I know if the proclaimed product has safety approval?

Proclaimed electrical equipment must have either a Regulatory Compliance (RCM) mark or other approval marking. Marks vary according to the state or organisation that has issued them.

Type of approval mark / Approval mark / Example
Regulatory Compliance Mark (RCM) / Used in conjunction with requirements of AS/NZS 4417.1 and supplier equipment is registered with the Electrical Regulatory Authorities Council. /
South Australian approval number / S number / S 1234
NSW approval number / N number
NSW number / N 1234
NSW 1234
VIC approval numbers / V number
ESV number / V 1234
ESV 1234
QLD approval numbers / Q number
ESO number / Q 1234
ESO 1234
TAS approval numbers / T number / T 1234
International Testing and Certification Services Pty Ltd (ACN098886563) / A/number/EA / A/1234/EA
The Australian Gas Association (ACN004206044) / AGA number EA / AGA 1234 EA
Australian Safety Approval (ABN126000234) / ASA-number-EA / ASA-123456-EA
BSI Group (Australia and New Zealand) Pty Ltd / BSI number EA / BSI 1234 EA
Conformity Certification Services Pty Ltd / CCS number EA / CCS 1234 EA
Global Mark Pty Ltd / GMA number EA / GMA 1234 EA
Market Access (AUS) Pty Ltd trading as Certification Body Australia / CBA number
CBA number EA / CBA 1234
CBA 1234 EA
SAA Approvals Pty Ltd (ACN125451327) / SAA number EA / SAA 1234 EA
SAI Global Certification Services Pty Ltd (ACN108716669) / SAI TE EA number
SAI SMK EA number / SAI TE EA 1234
SAI SMK EA 1234
SGS Systems and Services Certification Pty Ltd (ACN060156014) / SGS EA number / SGS EA 1234
Testing and Certification Australia / TCA number EA / TCA 1234 EA
TÜV Rheinland Australia Pty Ltd (ACN124175953) / TÜV number EA / TÜV 1234 EA
UL International New Zealand Ltd
(NZ Incorporation Number 1983441) / U number EA / U 1234 EA

Note: A, ASA, SAI TE, SAI SMK, SGS, AGA, TCA, BSI, GMA, CBA, CCA, U, TÜV and SAA identify the independent certifier. EA denotes the approval of a proclaimed electrical article.

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