Requirements for selling electrical equipment
Safety requirements
Electrical equipment is defined as either prescribed or non-prescribed electrical equipment. Both categories have requirements to ensure the electrical safety of the equipment before it can be sold.
Prescribed classes of electrical equipment can be found in Schedule 3 of the Electrical Safety Regulation 2002 (PDF File, 1.02 MB).
Prescribed electrical equipment must go through a pre market audit for a certificate of approval before being sold or offered for sale.
Non-prescribed electrical equipment must meet the safety criteria of AS/NZS 3820 Essential safety requirements for low voltage electrical equipment (non-Queensland Government link) before being sold or offered for sale.Prescribed electrical equipment
What is prescribed electrical equipment, what to do before selling prescribed electrical equipment.
Non prescribed electrical equipment
What is non-prescribed electrical equipment and how is it marked.
Applications for certificates
How to apply for a certificate in Queensland.
Fees for electrical equipment (appliances)
Current fees for electrical equipment as gazetted.