NSW Declared Articles Update October 2021
The following is a summary of changes to the NSW government’s declared article list:
- Updated AS/NZS 3100 to Amendment 2, deadline 28 June 2022, in line with published standard
- “Simple Portable luminaire” is now defined in the interpretation section. A clarification, no effective change to the specification.
- Fixing a typo error in the “Supply to separate equipment” interpretation.
- CORD LINE SWITCH now has an “electronic type” specification allowing for their approval.
- Removal of (battery) ROBOT LAWN MOWERS
- APPLIANCE CONNECTOR does not include “any associated Group 2 Appliance Connectors for connection to a specific electric blanket”; BLANKET now includes “any associated Group 2 APPLIANCE CONNECTORS specific for the blanket”.
- Outlet device, added: “In this specification” before AS/NZS 3122: 2015 is modified to preclude types that can be wired or rewired by the user.”
- POWER SUPPLIES: There is now a deadline of 15 Feb 2023 for the existing power supply standard(s) 60065 and 60950, an additional 12 months.
- SUBMERSIBLE PUMP – removed ‘or domestic type’ (retained ‘household type’)
- WALL SWITCH – clarified class specification for electronic type.