Australian Electrical Compliance and Approval Standards
Quick answer
- Meeting Australian safety and performance standards is a legal requirement for electrical equipment, not an optional extra.
- Access Communications' guides below cover IP ratings and the RCM compliance mark in full detail.
Ensuring equipment meets Australia's safety and performance standards is a legal requirement, not optional. This section covers the two key compliance areas you will encounter when specifying, importing, or installing electrical and electronic equipment in Australia.
In This Section
- Ingress Protection (IP Ratings) - A complete guide to IP ratings under AS 60529:2025. Covers what each digit means, test conditions, common ratings by application (IP20 through IP69K), how to choose the right rating for your installation, and what IP ratings do not cover.
- Product Compliance (RCM) - The Regulatory Compliance Mark explained, including the two separate regulatory frameworks behind it (EESS and ACMA), the three EESS risk levels, the 2024 EESS Platform update, mandatory standards changes from January 2025, and the superseded A-Tick and C-Tick marks.
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