ESS ESS AUS RoHS

Regulatory ESSENTIAL

Australia - RoHS

Regulatory ESSENTIALS - modular information package with all the essential information for compliant products in your target market. Conveniently read online at Product-Compliance-Portal ROGER WILLCO.

Electrical and electronic equipment; Electrical equipment; Hazardous substances; Lead restriction; Restriction of Hazardous Substances; RoHS; Electrical Devices; Material compliance; electrical and electronic products

Scope:	This ESSENTIAL describes the regulatory requirements for hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment in Australia.
Stakeholders:	Manufacturer, Importer, B2C products, B2B products
Legislation in force:	A single, nation-wide RoHS legislation () does not exist in Australia. () EU-RoHS legislation means the restriction of the use of hazradous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (Directive 2011/65/EU). [RAWR] [Australian Minamata implementation]
Application national:
Countries:	Australia,
Comment on the comparability to EU legislation:	A single, nation-wide RoHS legislation does not exist in Australia. The restricted or banned substances are regulated based on the chemical use (substance approach, not product approach). ...
Status:	Published 2022-10-13 by Linda Kritzler and Inken Green Last change 2025-05-21 by Linda Kritzler: Abbreviations, Dangerous substances (RoHS)
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Content of this Essential

Scope of this ESSENTIAL

This ESSENTIAL describes the regulatory requirements for hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment in Australia.'

Abbreviations

Here you will get a table

Important abbreviations which are special for this legislation or theme.

Analysis of regulatory requirements

Legislation in force for this PCT

Here you will get textual information

Are legal provisions regulates the product compliance topic? If yes, what is the reference (title, number)?

Legislation in force for this PCT

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Are legal provisions regulates the product compliance topic? If yes, what is the reference (title, number)?

Hints

Here you will get related hyperlink(s)

Specific recommendations, information or most common mistakes

Scope of legislation

[RAWR]
Creates federal product-stewardship schemes (recycling targets, recovery obligations, voluntary accreditation) for products, waste from products and waste material.

More comparable to EU WEEE than RoHS.'

Restricted substances

Here you will get textual information

Which substances are restricted?

Comment on the comparability to EU legislation

Here you will get textual information

Testing & Standards

National Standardisation Organisation

Here you will get related hyperlink(s)

Link to organisation

General Information:

Code, Continent	AUS, Australia
Economic Area	APEC
Official Language	Australia does not have an official language, the main language of Australia is definitely ENGLISH. The written English used is closely related to the English of Britain, although there are a few differences in spelling.
Standard Institute	Standards Australia \| https://www.standards.org.au/
HS Codemember	Yes

Dangerous substances (RoHS)

Australia