australia is a federation of states and territories and each jurisdiction has enacted its own regulations to underpin this national appliance and equipment energy efficiency program. the regulations enacted in other states and territories are modelled on the following victorian legislation electricity safety act 1998 act no.25 1998 electricity safety equipment efficiency regulations 1999 s.r. no. 48 1999. the regulation is amended to include each category of appliance or equipment to be subjected to mandatory energy efficiency labelling or minimum energy performance standards. the test procedures and technical requirements are contained in the relevant australian and new zealand standard and are called u in the regulation. the victorian act and regulations can be examined on the web site . the relevant standard for each product category are as follows details of all products standards and regulations can be found on the web site www.energyrating.gov.au domestic refrigerators and freezers as nzs4474 performance of household electrical appliances- refrigerating appliances part 1 energy consumption and performance. as nzs4474 performance of household electrical appliances- refrigerating appliances part 2 energy labelling and minimum energy performance standard requirements. dishwashers as nzs2007 performance of household electrical appliances- dishwashers part 1 energy consumption and performance. as nzs2007 performance of household electrical appliances- dishwashers part 2 energy labelling requirements part 1 of the standard defines the test procedures for the determination of energy consumption and performance. clothes washers as nzs2040 performance of household electrical appliances- clothes washing machines part 1 energy consumption and performance as nzs2040 performance of household electrical appliances- clothes washing machines part 2 energy labelling requirements clothes dryers as nzs2442 performance of household electrical appliances- rotary clothes dryers part 1 energy consumption and performance as nzs2442 performance of household electrical appliances- rotary clothes dryers part 2 energy labelling requirements air conditioners single three phase as nzs3823 performance of household electrical appliances- room airconditioners part 1.1 non ducted airconditioners and heat pumps - testing and rating for performance as nzs3823 performance of electrical appliances- air conditioners and heat pumps part 1.2 test methods - ducted airconditioners and air-to-air heat pumps - testing and rating for performance as nzs3823 performance of electrical appliances- air conditioners and heat pumps part 2 energy labelling and minimum energy performance standard meps requirements as nzs3823 performance of electrical appliances- air conditioners and heat pumps part 3 calculation of performance for minimum energy performance standard meps requirements three phase electric motors as1359 rotating electrical machines - general requirements part 101 rating and performance as1359 rotating electrical machines - general requirements part 102.1 methods for determining losses and efficiency - general as nzs1359 rotating electrical machines - general requirements part 102.3 methods for determining losses and efficiency - three phase cage induction motors as nzs1359 rotating electrical machines - general requirements part 5 three phase cage induction motors - high efficiency and minimum energy performance standards meps requirements mains pressure storage hot water heaters as 1056.1-1991 storage water heaters - general requirements as 1056 amendment 3 5 august 1996 maximum allowable standing heat loss ballasts for linear fluorescent lamps as nzs4783.1 performance of electrical lighting equipment ballasts for fluorescent lamps part 1 method of measurement to determine energy consumption and performance of ballast-lam circuits a les dispositions reglementaires des etats et des territoires indiquent que laustralie a adopte letiquetage en matiere defficacite energetique et les normes minimales en matiere defficacite energetique a une date precise pour certains types dappareils menagers ou certains equipements commerciaux et industriels. tous ces appareils ou equipements fabriques ou importes en australie apres cette date doivent repondre aux prescriptions pertinentes en matiere detiquetage ou aux normes minimales en matiere defficacite energetique enoncees dans la norme australienne. sils ne satisfont pas aux normes ou sils ne portent pas letiquette reglementaire les produits en question ne peuvent etre vendus legalement en australie en effet la commercialisation des produits non efficaces au plan energetique est interdite . conformement aux dispositions reglementaires les fournisseurs des produits concernes doivent sinscrire aupres des agences de securite en matiere delectricite pour les etats et les territoires chargees de lapplication de la reglementation