Aged joint standards under review
These joint Australian/New Zealand standards are under review to determine if they should be withdrawn, retained, or revised.
Standards New Zealand constantly reviews standards that are more than 5 years old to make sure they are current and continue to be fit for purpose. As part of this review, we ask for feedback from stakeholders on standards which we propose to withdraw or reconfirm.
We are now consulting on the following joint standards across the following key sectors:
- Environment and consumer safety
- Materials technology
- Electrical installations
- Water service and lighting
Can you contribute to the future of these standards?
Your industry knowledge and expertise can help us determine if they should be withdrawn, reconfirmed, or revised. We also need your views on what other standards or documents are being used instead of the proposed standard for withdrawal.
Standards proposed to be withdrawn
The following publications have been reviewed by the relevant technical committee (and other stakeholders where appropriate) and are subsequently recommended and proposed for withdrawal.
The publications are proposed for withdrawal for one or more of the following reasons:
- The standard does not reflect current practice or research
- It is not suitable for new and existing applications (products, systems or processes)
- It is not compatible with current views and expectations regarding quality, safety or the environment.
Withdrawn standards can still be used within an industry, community or government and are therefore still available for purchase.
Unless specifically stated, there is no proposed replacement for withdrawn standards.
August 2025 Materials Technology Sector Standards Proposed for Reconfirmation
| Designation | Title | Public Consultation Close date |
|---|---|---|
| AS/NZS 2111.3:1996(external link) | Textile floor coverings - Tests and measurements - Method 3: Determination of mass per unit area | 10 October 2025 |
| AS/NZS 2111.4:1996(external link) | Textile floor coverings - Tests and measurements - Method 4: Determination of surface pile mass above the substrate | 10 October 2025 |
| AS/NZS 2111.6:1996(external link) | Textile floor coverings - Tests and measurements - Method 6: Determination of tuft length of pile | 10 October 2025 |
| AS/NZS 2111.7:1996(external link) | Textile floor coverings - Tests and measurements - Method 7: Determination of loop length of pile | 10 October 2025 |
| AS/NZS 2111.11:1996(external link) | Textile floor coverings - Tests and measurements - Method 11: Determination of total pile mass per unit area by complete dissection | 10 October 2025 |
| AS/NZS 2111.15:1996(external link) | Textile floor coverings - Tests and measurements - Method 15: Determination of tuft withdrawal force | 10 October 2025 |
| AS/NZS 2111.16:1996(external link) | Textile floor coverings - Tests and measurements - Method 16: Determination of bond strength between backing components | 10 October 2025 |
| AS/NZS 2111.17:1996(external link) | Textile floor coverings - Tests and measurements - Method 17: Determination of thickness, compression and recovery characteristics | 10 October 2025 |
| AS/NZS 2111.19.1:1996(external link) | Textile floor coverings - Tests and measurements - Method 19: Colourfastness tests - Method 19.1: Rubbing | 10 October 2025 |
| AS/NZS 2111.19.2:1996(external link) | Textile floor coverings - Tests and measurements - Method 19: Colourfastness tests - Method 19.2: Shampoo solution | 10 October 2025 |
| AS/NZS 4401:2006(external link) | Plastics piping systems for soil and waste discharge (low and high temperature) inside buildings - Polyethylene (PE) | 10 October 2025 |
| AS/NZS 1385:2007(external link) | Textile floor coverings - Metric units and commercial tolerances for measurement | 10 October 2025 |
| AS/NZS 2914:2007(external link) | Textile floor coverings - Informative labelling | 10 October 2025 |
| AS/NZS 1462.19:2006(external link) | Methods of test for plastics pipes and fittings - C-ring test for fracture toughness of PVC pipes | 10 October 2025 |
| AS/NZS 3733:2018(external link) | Textile floor coverings - Cleaning maintenance of residential and commercial carpeting | 10 October 2025 |
Please review the standard and let us know at the link below if you support the reconfirmation or wish to provide feedback.
August 2025 materials technology sector standards proposed for reconfirmation(external link)
August 2025 electrical installations sector standards proposed for reconfirmation
| Designation | Title | Public Consultation Close date |
|---|---|---|
| AS/NZS 3823.4.2:2014+A1(external link) | Performance of electrical appliances - Air conditioners and heat pumps - Part 4.2: Air-cooled air conditioners and air-to-air heat pumps - Testing and calculating methods for seasonal performance factors - Heating seasonal performance factor | 10 October 2025 |
| AS/NZS 3823.4.3:2014(external link) | Performance of electrical appliances - Air conditioners and heat pumps - Part 4.3: Air-cooled air conditioners and air-to-air heat pumps - Testing and calculating methods for seasonal performance factors - Annual performance factor | 10 October 2025 |
Please review the standard and let us know at the link below if you support the reconfirmation or wish to provide feedback.
August 2025 electrical installations sector standards proposed for reconfirmation (external link)
August 2025 lighting sector standards proposed for reconfirmation
| Designation | Title | Public consultation close date |
|---|---|---|
| AS/NZS 60598.2.3:2015(external link) | Luminaires - Part 2.3: Particular requirements - Luminaires for road and street lighting | 10 October 2025 |
| AS/NZS 60598.2.5:2018(external link) | Luminaires - Part 2.5: Particular requirements - Floodlights | 10 October 2025 |
| AS/NZS 60598.2.8:2015(external link) | Luminaires - Part 2.8: Particular requirements - Handlamps | 10 October 2025 |
| AS/NZS 60598.2.10:2015(external link) | Luminaires - Part 2.10: Particular requirements - Portable luminaires for children | 10 October 2025 |
| AS/NZS 60598.2.12:2015(external link) | Luminaires - Part 2.12: Particular requirements - Mains socket-outlet mounted nightlights | 10 October 2025 |
| AS/NZS 60598.2.17:2019(external link) | Luminaires - Part 2.17: Particular requirements - Luminaires for stage lighting, television and film studios (outdoor and indoor) | 10 October 2025 |
| AS/NZS 60598.2.21:2018(external link) | Luminaires - Part 2.21: Particular requirements - Rope lights | 10 October 2025 |
| AS/NZS 61347.1:2016(external link) | 10 October 2025 | |
| AS/NZS 61347.1:2016 Rul 1:2020(external link) | Lamp controlgear - Part 1: General and safety requirements | 10 October 2025 |
| AS/NZS 61347.2.3:2016(external link) | Lamp controlgear - Part 2.3: Particular requirements for a.c. and/or d.c. supplied electronic controlgear for fluorescent lamps | 10 October 2025 |
| AS/NZS61347.2.9:2019(external link) | Lamp controlgear - Part 2.9: Particular requirements for electromagnetic controlgear for discharge lamps (excluding fluorescent lamps) | 10 October 2025 |
| AS/NZS 61347.2.11:2003(external link) | Lamp controlgear - Particular requirements for miscellaneous electronic circuits used with luminaires | 10 October 2025 |
| AS/NZS IEC 61231:2020(external link) | International lamp coding system (ILCOS) | 10 October 2025 |
| AS/NZS 60432.1:2007(external link) | Incandescent lamps - Safety specifications - Tungsten filament lamps for domestic and similar general lighting purposes | 10 October 2025 |
| AS/NZS 60432.2:2007(external link) | Incandescent lamps - Safety specifications - Tungsten-halogen lamps for domestic and similar general lighting purposes | 10 October 2025 |
| AS/NZS 61049:2002(external link) | Auxiliaries for lamps - Capacitors for use in tubular fluorescent and other discharge lamp circuits - Performance requirements | 10 October 2025 |
| AS/NZS 60929:2020(external link) | AC and/or DC-supplied electronic control gear for tubularfluorescent lamps - Performance requirements | 10 October 2025 |
| AS/NZS 62838:2020(external link) | LEDsi lamps for general lighting services with supply voltages not exceeding 50 V a.c. r.m.s. or 120 V ripple free d.c. - Safety specifications | 10 October 2025 |
| AS/NZS 4782.1:2020(external link) | Double-capped fluorescent lamps - Performance specifications | 10 October 2025 |
Please review the standard and let us know at the link below if you support the reconfirmation or wish to provide feedback.
August 2025 lighting sector standards proposed for reconfirmation(external link)
August 2025 environment sector standards proposed for reconfirmation
| Designation | Title | Consultation close date |
|---|---|---|
| AS/NZS 3580.9.17:2018(external link) | Methods for sampling and analysis of ambient air, Method 9.17: Demonstration of equivalence for ambient particulate matter monitoring methods | 26 September 2025 |
| AS/NZS 3580.18:2017(external link) | Methods for sampling and analysis of ambient air, Method 18: Measurement of road tunnel air quality | 26 September 2025 |
| AS/NZS 3580.10.1:2016(external link) | Methods for sampling and analysis of ambient air, Method 10.1: Determination of particulate matter - Deposited matter – Gravimetric method | 26 September 2025 |
| AS/NZS 3580.2.2:2016(external link) | Methods for sampling and analysis of ambient air, Method 2.2: Preparation of reference test atmospheres - Compressed gas method | 26 September 2025 |
| AS/NZS 3580.1.1:2016(external link) | Methods for sampling and analysis of ambient air, Part 1.1: Guide to siting air monitoring equipment | 26 September 2025 |
| AS/NZS 3580.17:2016(external link) | Methods for sampling and analysis of ambient air, Method 17: Determination of gaseous compounds in ambient air - Direct-reading cavity ring-down spectroscopy instrumental method | 26 September 2025 |
| AS/NZS 3580.9.6:2015(external link) | Methods for sampling and analysis of ambient air, Method 9.6: Determination of suspended particulate matter - PM10 high volume sampler with size selective inlet - Gravimetric method | 26 September 2025 |
| AS/NZS 3580.9.3:2015(external link) | Methods for sampling and analysis of ambient air, Method 9.3: Determination of suspended particulate matter - Total suspended particulate matter (TSP) - High volume sampler gravimetric method | 26 September 2025 |
| AS/NZS 3580.12.1:2015(external link) | Methods for sampling and analysis of ambient air, Method 12.1: Determination of light scattering - Integrating nephelometer method | 26 September 2025 |
| AS/NZS 3580.9.15:2014(external link) | Methods for sampling and analysis of ambient air, Method 9.15: Determination of suspended particulate matter - Particulate metals high or low volume sampler gravimetric collection - Inductively coupled plasma (ICP) spectrometric method | 26 September 2025 |
| AS/NZS 3580.15:2014(external link) | Methods for sampling and analysis of ambient air, Method 15: Determination of gaseous pollutants in ambient air using differential optical absorption spectrometry (DOAS) - Direct reading instrumental method | 26 September 2025 |
| AS/NZS 3580.16:2014(external link) | Methods for sampling and analysis of ambient air, Method 16: Determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) | 26 September 2025 |
Please review the standard and let us know at the link below if you support the reconfirmation or wish to provide feedback.
August 2025 - Environment sector standards proposed for reconfirmation(external link)
August 2025 water services sector standards proposed for reconfirmation
| Designation | Title | Public consultation close date |
|---|---|---|
| AS/NZS 4401:2006(external link) | Plastics piping systems for soil and waste discharge (low and high temperature) inside buildings - Polyethylene (PE) | 10 0ctober 2025 |
Please review the standard and let us know at the link below if you support the reconfirmation or wish to provide feedback.
2025 water services sector standards proposed for reconfirmation(external link)
August 2025 consumer safety standards proposed for reconfirmation
| Designation | Title | Consultation close date |
|---|---|---|
| AS/NZS 8124.12:2017(external link) | Safety of toys, Part 12: Determination of total concentration of certain elements in toys (ISO 8124-5:2015, MOD) | 26 September 2025 |
| AS/NZS 8124.9:2008(external link) | Safety of toys, Part 9: Organic chemical compounds - Requirements | 26 September 2025 |
| AS/NZS 8124.11:2008(external link) | Safety of toys, Part 11: Organic chemical compounds - Methods of analysis | 26 September 2025 |
| AS/NZS 8124.10:2008(external link) | Safety of toys, Part 10: Organic chemical compounds - Sample preparation and extraction | 26 September 2025 |
| AS/NZS ISO 8124.5:2020(external link) | Safety of toys, Part 5: Chemical toys (sets) other than experimental sets | 26 September 2025 |
| AS/NZS ISO 8124.7:2021(external link) | Safety of Toys, Part 7: Requirements and test methods for finger paints | 26 September 2025 |
Please review the standard and let us know at the link below if you support the reconfirmation or wish to provide feedback.
August 2025 - Consumer safety standards proposed for reconfirmation(external link)
Last updated: 28 August 2025