Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L01266:clause:1_7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L01266
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 7
Character Range: 8003–9895

7  Specified product class covered by this instrument
 (1) This instrument covers electric household clothes washing machines, irrespective of the context in which they are used.
Note 1: For example, this instrument covers electric household clothes washing machines that are used in a commercial context.
Note 2: This section affects the scope of AS/NZS 2040.1:2021 and AS/NZS 2040.2:2021: see clause 1.1 of those Australian/New Zealand Standards.
Note 3: Examples of appliances covered by this instrument are top loading non-drum type washers (usually impeller or agitator), front and top loading drum type washers, multi-compartment clothes washing machines and combination washer/dryer units.
Note 4: This subsection specifies products that are covered by this instrument: see subsection (3) for products that are not covered.
 (2) These products form a single product class for the purposes of the Act.
 (3) For the purposes of subsection 23(2) of the Act, this instrument does not cover clothes washing machines:
 (a) that satisfy all the following conditions:
 (i) a rated load capacity of less than or equal to 2 kilograms for all textile materials;
 (ii) no connections to a mains water supply;
 (iii) no pump or other means for extracting water; or
 (b) that are only capable of being used for cold wash operations and satisfy all the following conditions:
 (i) no provision for internal water heating;
 (ii) a single water connection marked only for cold water;
 (iii) automatic fill control;
 (iv) no program that indicates (directly or indirectly) that a program other than a cold wash program is possible;
 (v) a user manual that explicitly states it is only suitable for cold washing operations;
 (vi) no associated product literature that states it is suitable for anything other than cold washing operations; or
 (c) that have a rated load capacity of less than 1 kilogram.