Background
Presently Australia only has mandatory emission requirements, immunity requirements are not mandatory.
To assure compliance with the EMC regulations, suppliers must satisfy four basic requirements. They are:
- Establish sound technical grounds for product compliance
- Make and hold a Declaration of Conformity
- Prepare and keep compliance records
- Label the product
Under the EMC regulatory arrangements, before a product can be supplied to the Australian or New Zealand market, the supplier must register an application with the ACMA to use the C-Tick label. An application form can be downloaded from the ACMA website. All other documents, the Declaration of Conformity (DoC) and the supporting evidence should be made available by the supplier for audit purposes on request from the ACMA. There are three levels of evidence required for demonstrating compliance with the standards:
Level 1
This applies primarily to electrical / electromechanical devices (not brushed motors) which pose minimal risk to devices using the RF spectrum. DoC and C-Tick are voluntary although the products must still meet the technical requirements.
Level 2
This applies to products that pose a greater risk to the RF spectrum, typically microprocessors, clocked logic, brushed motors, arc welders, switch-mode power supplies and dimmers. These devices must comply with an applicable standard and the supplier must hold a DoC, product description and a test report or TCF.
Level 3
This applies to high risk products such as ISM Group 2 (intentional radiators). These devices must comply with an applicable standard and the supplier must hold a DoC, product description and an accredited test report or TCF.