Compliance Insights October 2025

New standards/amendments published

AS/NZS 60335.2.21:2023 Amd 1:2025

Household and Similar Electrical Appliances – Safety – Part 2.21: Particular Requirements for Storage Water Heaters
Amendment 1 published Oct. 30, 2025
AS/NZS variation only 

• Heat-exchanger closed water heaters that can be retrofitted with immersion heater units shall state the models of immersion heater units that can be retrofitted and shall be tested with each model of immersion heater unit listed (Cl. 7.12.1; Annex AA.2.AZ101).
• For Class I water heaters, the sheath of the heating element and accessible metal parts must be reliably connected to the earthing terminal, irrespective of whether accessible metal parts are in contact with water or whether other parts have been reliably connected to the earthing terminal (Cl. 27.1).

Date of application: Oct. 30, 2027

IEC 60335-2-113:2025 

Household and Similar Electrical Appliances – Safety – Part 2-113: Particular Requirements for Beauty Care Appliances Incorporating Lasers and Intense Light Sources
New edition published Oct. 23, 2025

• Alignment with IEC 60335-1:2020
• Additional instructions to warn against use by or on children (Cl. 7.12)
• Additional instructions for use of appliances intended for use only in beauty salons and similar premises (Cl. 7.12)
• Additional requirements to limit the temperature rise of external accessible surfaces (Cl. 11)
• No evaluation using Test Probe 18 (simulates finger of a child older than 36 months) for appliances intended only for use in beauty salons and similar premises (Cl. 8.1.1, 20.2; Annex B.22.3, B.22.4)
• Clarification that Cl. 8, 29 and 32 address the compliance requirement for damage during foot-operated control device durability (Cl. 22.103)
• Appliances incorporating a Class 3B laser or Risk Group 3 intense light source (ILS) that relies on an electronic circuit to limit output to prevent bulk tissue damage are also subject to single electronic fault tests (Cl. 19.11.2) and electromagnetic phenomena tests (Cl. 19.11.4.1 to 19.11.4.7, 22.107).
• Extension of timing of interlock system tests to include an additional 10-second window; electronic circuits subject to Cl. 19.11.2 single electronic fault tests (Cl. 22.108, 22.109)
• Update of reference standard to IEC 62471-7 for evaluation of stray optical radiation (Cl. 22.109, 32.102)
• Expansion of Table B.2 and Table B.3 to include more precise specifications for cells with capacity between 0.2 Ah and 5 Ah
• Power supply added to detachable power supply part requirements (Cl. 21.102, 21.103, 24.2)

Draft standards/amendments published

DR AS 60669.2.1:202x

Switches for Household and Similar Fixed Electrical Installations, Part 2.1: Particular Requirements – Electronic Switches (IEC 60669-2-1:2021, MOD)
Proposed 24-month transition before AS 60669.2.1:2020 is superseded
Modified adoption of IEC 60669-2-1:2021, Ed. 5, with the following national variations proposed for:

• Motor marking, e.g., M.30 (Cl. 8.1)
• An additional temperature rise limit related to nonmetallic parts that may come into contact with cable insulation when installed (Cl. 17.1; Table 101)
• Electric strength test voltages — reduction is limited to 500 V (not 1,000 V) in some cases (Cl. 19.1)
• Addition of a test for varistors from Annex G.8 of AS/NZS 62368.1:2018 with modification (Cl. 102.7)

Closing date for comments: Dec. 12, 2025

AS/NZS 4509.1:202x

Electrical Installations – Stand-Alone Power Systems Part 1: Installation Requirements
Proposed six-month transition before AS/NZS 4509.1:2009 is superseded
FYI
Closing date for comments: Dec. 25, 2025

Regulatory changes

Australia: Updated New South Wales Gazette published Oct. 24, 2025

General update to standard versions and removal of outdated or obsolete standards

• Now includes A2 of AS/NZS 60335.1:2020, AS/NZS 3100:2022, AS/NZS 61347.1:2016 (Note: A2 of AS/NZS 60335.1:2020 was a correction to Cl. 6.1 and has the effect of reinstating the third and fourth paragraphs of the IEC standard in relation to the classification of appliances with detachable power supply parts.)
• A2 of AS/NZS 3100:2022 in force by Nov. 28, 2026, replacing AS/NZS 3100:2022+A1
• Inclusion of A1 of AS/NZS 60745.1:2009
• AS/NZS 60598.1:2025 in force by March 14, 2028, replacing AS/NZS 60598.1:2017+A1+A2
• Clarification that “household type” includes products that may also be used for commercial, industrial or medical purposes (aligns with Electrical Equipment Safety System (EESS ) interpretations)
• Replacement of IEC 60320.3 with AS/NZS 60320.3:2023
• “Arc welding machine” definition now also excludes plasma cutters
• “Bayonet lampholder adaptor” definition expended to include any type of bayonet lampholder (not restricted to B22 only) starting Sept. 1, 2027
• Clarification that “blanket” excludes electrical appliances intended for use under direct medical supervision
• “Luminaire – portable type” updated to cite AS/NZS 60598.2.6 for types fitted with built-in transformers or convertors
• “Submersible pump” definition updated to include appliances that circulate liquids (previous definition was limited to appliances for pumping liquids only) 
• Standard (AS/NZS 60335.2.40) added to “water heater” if the appliance also contains a heat pump mechanism

Download: https://gazette.nsw.gov.au/gazette/2025/10/2025-10_441-gazette.pdf

New Zealand: Electricity (Safety) Amendment Regulations 2025

Long-awaited update to the New Zealand Electricity (Safety) Regulations 2010
These regulations form part of the legislation starting Nov. 13, 2025, with a 12-month transition period (ending on the close of Nov. 12, 2026).
Schedule 2 of “Official standards referred to in regulations” standards is updated and includes the following important changes:

• AS/NZS 3000:2007+A1+A2, Electrical Installations (Known as the Australian/New Zealand Wiring Rules) (with modifications to Cl. 4.5.2.3.2 and 4.18), is replaced by AS/NZS 3000:2018+A1+A2+A3 (with modifications and deletions to multiple clauses); refer to the amendment regulation for full details.
• AS/NZS 3001:2008, Electrical Installations – Transportable Structures and Vehicles Including Their Site Supplies, is replaced by AS/NZS 3001.1:2022 and AS/NZS 3001.2:2022 (with modifications and deletions to multiple clauses); refer to the amendment regulation for full details.
• AS/NZS 3012:2010, Electrical Installations – Construction and Demolition Sites, is replaced by AS/NZS 3012:2019+A1 (with modifications and deletions to multiple clauses); refer to the amendment regulation for full details.
• AS/NZS 3112:2011+A1 is replaced by AS/NZS 3112:2017+A1, with Cl. 3.12 modified to include the additional text, “Conductive material shall not be used in the construction of shutters and associated components.”
• AS/NZS 3190:2011 is replaced by AS/NZS 3190:2016+A1, with Cl. 3.2.2.3 deleted and Cl. 7.1.1(b) modified to include the additional text, “which for New Zealand must include 230 V or 400 V” after the text “Rated Voltage.”

Schedule 4 of “Standards applicable to fittings and appliances” is updated to list more recent versions of standards. 

• Tools standard upgraded to 62841 series
• Added commercial microwave appliances with insertion or contacting applicators (IEC 60335-2-110, Ed. 1.1 (2019))
• Added electric ondol mattresses with nonflexible heated parts (IEC 60335-2-111, Ed. 1.0 (2015))
• Added electrically power-assisted bicycles with maximum continuous rated power of up to 0.5 kW (EN 15194:2017 + A1:2023)
• Added personal e-transporters (IEC 60335-2-114, Ed. 2.0 (2022), as modified by AS/NZS 60335.2.114:2023)
• Added refrigerating systems and heat pumps (AS/NZS 5149.1, AS/NZS 5149.2, AS/NZS 5149.3, AS/NZS 5149.4)
• Added robotic battery-powered electrical lawnmowers (IEC 60335-2-107, Ed. 2.2 (2021), or IEC 60335-2-107, Ed. 2.1 (2020)) (until May 4, 2027)
• Added IEC 60669-1 as modified by AS/NZS 60669-1:2020 for air break switches
• Removed electrical equipment for spas and swimming pools (AS/NZS 3136:2001+A1+A2)
• Added requirement for electrical portable outlet devices stating that “conductive material shall not be used in the construction of shutters and associated components” (new Cl. 5.5.9)
• Added insulating covers for electrical purposes (AS 4202:1994)
• Added arc fault detection devices (AS/NZS 62606:2022)
• Added low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies (AS/NZS 61439.1:2016) and power switchgear and controlgear assemblies (AS/NZS 61439.2:2016)
• Added DC isolators (AS 60947.3:2023)
• Added portable residual current devices (PRCD) and portable socket outlet assemblies (PSOA) for household and similar general use (AS/NZS 3190)
• Added PSOA for construction site use (AS/NZS 3012) with the following modifications: 

1. A PSOA is not a PRCD, but is to be treated as a PRCD for the purpose of applying the standard, except that nothing in the standard requires a PSOA to have a residual current device (RCD) that continues to provide protection or automatically open on the failure of the supply voltage.
2. Cl. 4.1(e) and Type FS requirements do not apply to a PSOA.

• Added AS/NZS 3190 and IEC 61009-1, Ed. 3.2 (2013)/IEC 61008-1, Ed. 3.2 (2013) for Type F and Type B residual current-operated circuit breakers with/without integral overcurrent protection for household and similar uses
• Added die grinders and small rotary tools (IEC 60745-2-23, Ed. 1.0 (2012))
• Added mixers (IEC 62841-2-10, Ed. 1.0 (2017))
• Added transportable tools series, IEC 62841-3-xx
• Added safety aspects for DC power transfer through communication cables and ports (AS 62368.3:2023)
• Removed DC-supplied electronic ballasts for aircraft lighting (AS/NZS 61347.2.6:2002), general lighting (AS/NZS 61347.2.4:2002) and public transport (AS/NZS 61347.2.5:2002)
• Added aircraft ground power supplies (ISO 6858:2017)
• Added inverters for grid connection of energy systems (AS/NZS 4777.2:2020)
• Added extra sections for beauty therapy electrical appliances (Cl. 16), electric vehicles and electric vehicle supply equipment (Cl. 17), and electrical energy sources (Cl. 18)
• Added “Lithium cells in batteries” (AS IEC 62619:2023 or IEC 62133-2:2017 + AMD1:2021) (Cl. 18)

Amendment: https://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/2025/0225/latest/LMS1525380.html

New Zealand: Gas (Safety and Measurement) Amendment Regulations 2025

Update to the New Zealand Gas (Safety and Measurement) Regulations 2010
These regulations form part of the legislation from Nov. 13, 2025, with a 12-month transition period (ending on the close of Nov. 12, 2026).
Multiple updates to standards and recognition of external certificate schemes

Amendment: https://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/2025/0226/latest/LMS1525328.html

Standards/amendments published but pending application

The following standards have an application date within the next six months.

AS/NZS 60335.2.10:2022

Household and Similar Electrical Appliances – Safety – Part 2.10: Particular Requirements for Floor Treatment Machines and Wet Scrubbing Machines
New edition published Nov. 25, 2022
Superseding AS/NZS 60335.2.10:2006
Identical adoption of IEC 60335-2-10, Ed. 6.0

• Intended to be used in conjunction with AS/NZS 60335.1:2022
• Additional requirement to limit the temperature rise of external accessible surfaces (Cl. 11)
• Modification of spillage test — change to spillage solution and placement of liquid container (Cl. 15.2)
• Clarification that hand-held appliances in normal operation are not subject to stability testing (Cl. 20.1)

Date of application: Nov. 25, 2025

AS/NZS 60335.2.13:2022

Household and Similar Electrical Appliances – Safety – Part 2.13: Particular Requirements for Deep Fat Fryers, Frying Pans and Similar Appliances
New edition published June 24, 2022
Superseding AS/NZS 60335.2.17:2017
Identical adoption of IEC 60335-2-13, Ed. 7.0

• Intended to be used in conjunction with AS/NZS 60335.1:2022
• Exclusion of battery-operated appliances from this standard (Cl. 1)
• Additional warning statement to keep out of reach of children (Cl. 7.12)
• Additional requirement to limit the temperature rise of external accessible surfaces, including marking of hot surfaces (Cl. 7, 11)

Date of application: Nov. 25, 2025

AS/NZS 60335.2.28:2022

Household and Similar Electrical Appliances – Safety – Part 2.28: Particular Requirements for Sewing Machines
New edition published Nov. 25, 2022
Superseding AS/NZS 60335.2.28:2006
Identical adoption of IEC 60335-2-28, Ed. 5.0

• Intended to be used in conjunction with AS/NZS 60335.1:2022
• Clarification of battery-operated appliances’ normal operation (Cl. 1, 3.1.9, 11.7; Annex B.11.1)
• Additional requirement to limit the temperature rise of external accessible surfaces (Cl. 11)
• Addition of application of Test Probe 19 (simulates finger of a child less than 36 months old) on foot pedals and parts situated on the floor, not to assess live parts or dangerous moving parts (Cl. 8.1.1, 20.2; Annex B.22.3, B.22.4)

Date of application: Nov. 25, 2025

AS/NZS 60335.2.44:2022 

Household and Similar Electrical Appliances – Safety – Part 2.44: Particular Requirements for Ironers
New edition published Nov. 25, 2022
Superseding AS/NZS 60335.2.44:2012
Identical adoption of IEC 60335-2-44, Ed. 4.0

• Intended to be used in conjunction with AS/NZS 60335.1:2022
• Exclusion of battery-operated appliances (Cl. 1)
• Additional requirement to limit the temperature rise of external accessible surfaces (Cl. 11)
• Clarification that temperature rise limit of handles/grips of vents and air shutters is the same as handles/knobs held for short periods in normal use (Cl. 11.8)

Date of application: Nov. 25, 2025

AS/NZS 60335.2.52:2022

Household and Similar Electrical Appliances – Safety – Part 2.52: Particular Requirements for Oral Hygiene Appliances
New edition published Nov. 25 2022
Superseding AS/NZS 60335.2.82:2018
Identical adoption of IEC 60335-2-52, Ed. 4.0

• Intended to be used in conjunction with AS/NZS 60335.1:2022
• Clarification that Ingress Protection Level 7 (IPX7) does not apply to detachable power supply parts incorporated with plug pins; removal of allowance for IPX0 for Class III appliances with rated voltage less than 24 V (Cl. 6.2)
• Clarification of normal operation requirements for battery-operated appliances (Cl. 1, 11.7; Annex B.11.1)
• Introduction of application of Test Probe 19 (Cl. 8.1.1, 20.2; Annex B.22.3, B.22.4)
• Update of stability test to cover hand-held parts of battery-operated appliances when placed on their charging stands unless they only operate at safety extra-low voltage (SELV), low-power circuit, no damage after subjected to drop test five times from 700 mm height and no sharp edges (Cl. 20.1)
• Addition of drop test with a sling from 900 mm for hand-held parts of appliances and detachable power supply parts (Cl. 21.101, 21.102).
• Update of table for minimum opening area for cells (Annex B.2) and volume of air injected at 2,070 KPa (Annex B.3) during withstand pressure test of integral battery assessment after abnormal operation to reflect smaller cell capacities (Annex B.20.1)

Date of application: Nov. 25, 2025

AS/NZS 60335.2.55:2022

Household and Similar Electrical Appliances – Safety – Part 2.55: Particular Requirements for Electrical Appliances for Use with Aquariums and Garden Ponds
New edition published Nov. 25, 2022
Superseding AS/NZS 60335.2.55:2011
Identical adoption of IEC 60335-2-55, Ed. 4.0

• Intended to be used in conjunction with AS/NZS 60335.1:2022
• Change of maximum operating depth symbol (Cl. 7.6, 7.12)
• Additional requirement to limit the temperature rise of external accessible surfaces (Cl. 11)

Date of application: Nov. 25, 2025

AS/NZS 60335.2.59:2022

Household and Similar Electrical Appliances – Safety – Part 2.59: Particular Requirements for Insect Killers
New edition published Nov. 25, 2022
Superseding AS/NZS 60335.2.59:2005
Identical adoption of IEC 60335-2-59, Ed. 4.0

• Intended to be used in conjunction with AS/NZS 60335.1:2022
• Clarification of normal operation requirements for battery-operated appliances (Cl. 1, 11.7; Annex B.11.1)
• Clarification that temperature rise limit of handles/grips of vents and air shutters is the same as handles/knobs held for short periods in normal use (Cl. 11.8)
• Additional requirement to limit the temperature rise of external accessible surfaces (Cl. 11)
• Test Probe 18 is not applicable to moving part accessibility assessment for appliances mounted at high levels (Cl. 20.2)

Date of application: Nov. 25, 2025

AS/NZS 60335.2.74:2022

Household and Similar Electrical Appliances – Safety – Part 2.74: Particular Requirements for Portable Immersion Heaters
New edition published Nov. 25, 2022
Superseding AS/NZS 60335.2.74:2018
Identical adoption of IEC 60335-2-74, Ed. 3.0

• Intended to be used in conjunction with AS/NZS 60335.1:2022
• Exclusion of battery-operated appliances (Cl. 1)
• Addition of appliances that maintain a liquid at a set temperature to “abnormal operation” (Cl. 19.4, 19.5), classified as unattended appliances during glow wire assessment (Cl. 30.2)

Date of application: Nov. 25, 2025

AS/NZS 60335.2.78:2022

Household and Similar Electrical Appliances – Safety – Part 2.78: Particular Requirements for Outdoor Barbecues
New edition published Nov. 25, 2022
Superseding AS/NZS 60335.2.78:2019
Identical adoption of IEC 60335-2-78, Ed. 3.0

• Intended to be used in conjunction with AS/NZS 60335.1:2022
• Exclusion of battery-operated appliances (Cl. 1)
• Additional requirements for communal-use barbecues (Cl. 3, 7.1, 7.12, 22.103, 22.104)
• Clarification that RCD warning statement is not necessary for fixed wiring appliances (Cl. 7.12)

Date of application: Nov. 25, 2025

AS/NZS 60335.2.80:2016, Amendment 3

Household and Similar Electrical Appliances – Safety – Part 2.80: Particular Requirements for Fans
Amendment 1 published Dec. 1 2023
AS/NZS Variation only
Cl. 20.101: Fans mounted at high levels (except ceiling fans) are now required to be guarded against the risk of accessible fan blades.

Date of application: Dec. 1, 2025

AS/NZS 60335.2.106:2022

Household and Similar Electrical Appliances – Safety – Part 2.106: Particular Requirements for Heated Carpets and for Heating Units for Room Heating Installed Under Removable Floor Coverings
New edition published Nov. 25, 2022
Superseding AS/NZS 60335.2.106:2007
Identical adoption of IEC 60335-2-106, Ed. 2.0

• Intended to be used in conjunction with AS/NZS 60335.1:2022
• Exclusion of battery-operated appliances (Cl. 1)
• Additional requirements for portable heated carpets (Cl. 5, 6.1, 6.2, 7, 11.8, 15.101, 16, 19.101, 19.103, 21.105, 21.106, 24.1.5, 24.2, 29.3)
• Additional requirements for washable portable heated carpets (Cl. 5, 7)
• Clarification to insulation of heating element, internal wiring and connection needle flame test repeated on two additional samples (Cl. 30.102)

Date of application: Nov. 25, 2025

AS/NZS 60335.2.107:2020, Amendment 1

Household and Similar Electrical Appliances – Safety – Part 2.107: Particular Requirements for Robotic Battery Powered Electrical Lawnmowers
Amendment 1 published Dec. 1, 2023
Identical adoption of IEC 60335-2-107:2019, Ed. 2, Amendment 2:2021
Removal of requirement for maximum kinetic energy upon impact in automatic mode and minor editorial change to obstruction sensor requirement (Cl. 22.105.2)

Date of application: Dec. 1, 2025

AS/NZS 62841.3.6:2015, Amendment 2

Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden Machinery – Safety – Part 3.6: Particular Requirements for Transportable Diamond Drills with Liquid System
Amendment 2 published Nov. 25, 2022
Identical adoption of IEC 602841-3-6, Ed. 1, Amendment 1

• Additional information to include appliance weight and mounting instructions for heavy appliances (more than 25 Kg) in instruction manual (Cl. 8.3, 8.14.3)
• Addition of different leakage current limit for three-phase diamond drills with rated input greater than 3,700 W (Cl 14.3, 14.4, 14.3.101; Annex C)
• Exclusion of IPX4 tools from spillage test (Cl. 14.3)
• Additional alternative RCD compliance requirement to IEC 61008-1:2010 for three-phase tools (Cl. 14.5)
• Removal of safety-critical function for overspeed prevention and prevention of self-resetting from performance levels (Cl. 18.8)
• Allowance for Class I tools employing liquid systems if they are at least IPX3 when operating and IPX5 when not operating (Cl. 21.15)
• Dust collection requirement (Cl. 21.35) and non-self-resetting protection device or circuit (Cl. 23.3) are not applicable
• Additional cord size requirement for currents greater than 25 A and less than 63 A (Cl. 24.5; Table 8)
• Clarification that IEC 60664-1 applies to working voltages greater than 480 Vac (Cl. 28.1)
• Clarification of microphone setup during noise measurement (Annex I)

Date of application: Nov. 25, 2025