Consultation Purpose Stakeholder feedback is sought on the policy options presented in this consultation RIS. This is to ensure that any recommendation and/or decision to change the current energy efficiency requirements is based on an understanding of the full range of stakeholder views. 8.1 Consultation events and written submissions Public consultation events on this RIS will be held in: Australia 8 May 2017: 10am-12pm Sydney Cliftons - Level 13, 60 Margaret Street 9 May 2017: 10am-12pm Melbourne Parkroyal - Melbourne Airport New Zealand 19 May 2017: 10am-12pm Auckland Cliftons - Level 4, 45 Queen Street To register your interest in attending an Australian consultation session, please e-mail noting the of attendees and the location of the meeting you wish to attend. To register interest in attending a session in New Zealand, please e-mail . The closing date for written submissions is 12pm AEDT Sunday 28 May 2017 and e-mails should include in the subject: ‘Consultation RIS – Refrigerators and Freezers’. Submissions should be sent via e-mail to: Australia: New Zealand: Feedback from the submissions received on the consultation RIS will inform the preparation of a decision RIS. The decision RIS is the final document presented to Energy Ministers on which they make a decision about any changes to the current requirements.
sold to consumers in Australia and New Zealand from about April 2015, October 2012 September 2012 Stakeholder submissions received Five industry stakeholder submissions received from: Consumer Electronics Suppliers’ Association (CESA). Electrolux Australia Fisher and Paykel Appliances Mitsubishi Electric Australia Pty Ltd Black Diamond Technologies (New Zealand agents for Mitsubishi) Technical aspects of industry submissions were reviewed by Energy Efficient Strategies and 16 recommendations were made. General support for the proposal Concerns about implementation timing and transition arrangements Some general concerns regarding IEC test method research and development, beverage cooler labels issues Technical issues raised were: capacity humidity proposals for compact products range of other minor issues Energy Efficient Strategies considered submissions and made decisions on each of the substantive matters in November 2012 decisions were included into documents released in early 2013. February 2013 Whitegoods Forum papers released Documents released for discussion were: Information Paper - AS4474.2-2013 (V0.4) - Performance of Household Electrical Appliances – Refrigerating Appliances, February 2013 Information Paper - Domestic Refrigeration – Proposed Regulatory Changes Explanatory Guide to the proposed AS/NZS4474, Part 2, February 2013 Information Paper - Household Refrigerators – Energy Labelling Algorithm in Draft AS/NZS4474.2-2013, February 2013 Draft - Revised 2015 GEMS Determination for household refrigerators, February 2013 – (AS/NZS 4474.2:2015 Performance of household electrical appliances – Refrigerating appliances, Part 2) Comparison of AS/NZ standards and regulatory requirements with EN and IEC standards for refrigerating appliances in draft, February 2013 Issues to be discussed during Whitegoods March 2013 Whitegoods Forum Stakeholders given formal opportunity to raise issues with government officials arising from the previously circulated documents. Industry seeking three years to develop products to meet new MEPS Industry sought a commitment to not less than 12 months’ notice of labelling changes, A milestone approach would be adopted rather than fixed dates driving future