Appliance Performance Labelling In Australia and New Zealand

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Summary

Performance labels on appliances are used around the world to provide consumers with important comparative performance data at the point of sale. The use of appliance performance labels has been expanding in Australia and New Zealand and is likely to continue to do so.

The Equipment Energy Efficiency committee (E₃) of the Ministerial Council on Energy, is responsible for Australia’s mandatory energy rating labelling scheme, and for setting and enforcing Minimum Energy Performance Standards for a range of equipment and appliances.

To assist future strategy and planning E₃ commissioned a nationwide study into consumer awareness and use of the existing appliance performance labels. This document provides an overview of the findings and outcomes of that study undertaken by Artcraft Research in 2005.

This page last modified 02 February 2009