Supplementary Information for Australian Standards

Products regulated for energy efficiency

This page has information on sourcing test materials, supplements for published standards, administrative circulars and independant test laboratories for those products regulated for energy efficiency in Australia. It is regularly updated with the latest information.

The following documents can be downloaded:

Sources of Test Materials for a range of standards - this is a PDF file (right click the link and "Save Target As" to download onto your local computer) (more detailed information is provided below);
List of NATA Accredited labs in Australia - these labs can test to the relevant standards for products which are regulated for energy efficiency in Australia;
Swatch Normalisation Curves (version 37 released 19 December 2008) for AS/NZS 2040 clothes washer soil swatches AS9 - this is a Microsoft Excel file (right click the link and "Save Target As" to download onto your local computer). Note this includes initial reflectance range for batches 040 onwards. This file contains a complete list of all batches listed below;
PLEASE NOTE: Recently variability of initial reflectance of some recent batches has led to a recommended range for initial reflectance to be included in swatch normalisation curves. Swatches that are outside these limits should not be used. If there are significant numbers of swatches outside the limit, CFT should be contacted.
PLEASE NOTE: Some of the batches approved below are incorrectly marked on the base material. Please ensure that you state the batch number clearly when ordering it and keep a track of the batch and use the correct calibration curve;
Notification from Standards Australia regarding the use of AS9 swatch batches 042 and 043;
Notification from Standards Australia regarding the use of AS9 swatch batches 040 and 041;
Notification from Standards Australia regarding the use of AS9 swatch batches 037, 038 and 039;
Notification from Standards Australia regarding the use of AS9 swatch batches 031 (marked as 034) and 032 (marked as 035); (batch 033 (marked as 036) will not be assessed for approval until mid August 2008)
Notification from Standards Australia regarding the use of AS9 swatch batches 034A, 034B, 035 and 036;
Notification from Standards Australia regarding the use of AS9 swatch batches 029 and 030;
Notification from Standards Australia regarding the use of AS9 swatch batches 027 and 028;
Notification from Standards Australia regarding the use of AS9 swatch batches 023, 025 and 026;
Previous Standards Australia Notices re: swatch calibration available here

It is now possible to register a product for energy labelling or MEPS on-line. You can find out how to make an on-line application for an energy label and/or MEPS on this web site.

Test Material Sources

The PDF file titled Test Materials contains the latest information on sources of test materials for use in the following standards:

Clothes Washers - AS/NZS 2040
- detergent (drum and non drum)
- clothes load items
- soil swatches (AS9)
- severity of washing swatches
- whiteness swatches (not normative)
- black clay (whiteness retention) (not normative)
Dishwashers - AS/NZS 2007
- detergent
- rinse aid
- cutlery
- spinach
Clothes Dryers - AS/NZS 2442
- clothes loads
Refrigerators & Freezers - AS/NZS 4474
- freezer test packs and test pack materials

Note that while the test loads items for clothes washers and clothes dryers are harmonised, laboratories should maintain separate loads for clothes washer and clothes dryer testing.

The Test Materials file is available as a PDF file (right click the link and "Save Target As" to download onto your local computer).

This page last modified 06 January 2009