DOCUMENTATION AND OTHER VENDOR REQUIREMENTS FOR BATTERY BANKS WITH INTEGRAL MAINS CHARGER AND INVERTER

ELECTRICAL SAFETY REPORT COVERING:

AS/NZS 60335.1:2011
Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - General requirements
For most products you will  need the test report to additionallly cover a 60335 supplement specific to the particular appliance type, in this case:

AS/NZS 60335.2.29:2017
Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Particular requirements for battery chargers

CORD
Current Australian Approvals Certificates are required for: 
• The mains cord
• The mains plug 
• The appliance connector (if a detachable cord is used). 
Note that this is IN ADDITION  to the Approval Certificate for the appliance itself, if applicable.

• The components of the cord must be marked in accordance with the requirements of their approval certificates.
• The length of cords supplied in production product must match the length of the evaluated sample.

DECLARED
This product is a declared (AKA Proclaimed or Prescribed) article. It consequently requires a current Australian Approval certificate. 
In Australia all states except NSW require it to also be registered by the importer on the EESS Database. In practical terms, this means that, unless you are going to produce a special version for sale in NSW only, it is "de-facto mandatory" for any declared article intended for sale in Australia and New Zealand.
Currently, (2023) The NSW Dept of Fair Trading does not fully support EESS, so any articles with NSW XXXXX approval numbers must have the approval number marked on the product (not its packaging). All other "brands" of approval are stored on the ERAC database and so for those an RCM is sufficient. The rating label must also carry the model name the product was registered under.
The recommended practice is to put both the RCM and approval number on the product, regardless of who the approver is.

NZ Specific:
• In New Zealand the retailer must sign and keep an on hand an SDoc (Statutory Declaration of Compliance) as well as copies of all relevant Approval documentation.
• NZ safety laws now require rating labels to specifically indicate that the product is designed to operate at the NZ standard 230V.  That is, it must either simply say "230V", or state a range that includes that figure eg "220 - 240V"
In NZ, a product labelled "240V" is deemed to be "unsafe" operated at 230V.

DEC-LABELLING
This item is either a declared article itself, or it contains declared articles (240V lead components, AC adaptor etc).
All declared articles must be labelled  in accordance with  the requirements of their approval certificates.
Currently (2023) items with approvals issued by the NSW Dept of Fair Trading must be marked with their "NSWXXXXX" approval number. With approvals issued by all other authorized bodies (SAA approvals, UL etc), provided the approval is registered on the ERAC database, the item can be marked with just an RCM. 
However there is nothing to stop you putting both the approval number AND the RCM on the label. With the current state of confusion about ERAC, that is the recommended procedure .

AS/NZS 4763:2011
Safety of portable inverters 
This Standard applies to single-phase or polyphase, air-cooled (natural or forced) portable inverters having a rated supply voltage not exceeding 60 V ripple-free d.c. and an alternating current (a.c.) output where: - the rated output does not exceed 3 kVA; - the rated output voltage is within the range 50 - 500 volt a.c; - the rated frequency of the output is within the range 40 - 100 Hz.

IEC 62133-2:2017
Secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non-acid electrolytes
Specifies requirements and tests for the safe operation of portable sealed secondary lithium cells and batteries containing non-acid electrolyte, under intended use and reasonably foreseeable misuse.

EMC REPORT COVERING:

AS/NZS CISPR 32:2015
Electromagnetic compatibility of multimedia equipment - Emission requirements
This supersedes both AS/NZS CISPR13 and AS/NZS CISPR22
This is required for the main product. If a plugpack power supply is bundled with it, then either the CISPR32 report should include that adaptor, or a separate report be supplied for the adaptor.

OTHER MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS:

PSI-GEN
Pre-Shipment Inspection: Standard Checking Requirements for All Products
1. Factory address of PSI location MUST match address shown on initial Brief. (Critical Failure). Inspectors must take reasonable steps to verify that goods Inspected were actually made on those  premises.
2. GB internal packing must match specification (ie styrfoam, recycled fibreboard etc) and products must survive specified-height  drop test of outer carton, without obvious damage to product Giftbox.
3.  Labelling of outer carton must match supplied Data
4. Artwork of giftbox must match supplied artwork
5. Packed IM must match supplied Artwork
6. Warranty information either in manual or as separate document must match supplied documentation /artwork.

LITHIUM
If a rechargeable lithium battery is used, the battery, its charger and the device itself  must meet the current company Lithium Battery Standard.
The actual requirements depend on the battery capacity, and how close a proximity to the user's body it is likley to be used. See QA for more details.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
• Electrical safety report for the device (Laptop etc) that shows a clear picture of the battery used.
NB: If the battery does not physically match the one shown in the report (regardless of any printed-on model number), it suggest a different battery factory was used, and the product may be rejected
• Battery Safety Report to the current version of
IEC 62133-2
Secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non-acid electrolytes –
Safety requirements for portable sealed secondary cells, and for batteries made from them, for use in portable applications
• Manufacturer's Data Sheet for the battery
• Schematic Diagram that shows the battery protection circuit used (may be incorporated in above document)
• Evidence of UL certification of the battery used

"STANDALONE" LITHIUM  BATTERIES USING LITHIUM IRON PHOSPHATE (LIFEPO4) TECHNOGY:
1. All Batteries must have their actual capacity confirmed in both Amp-Hours and Watt-Hours
2. With "Lead-Acid replacement" types with internal Battery Management System (BMS):
• Re-setting battery BMS after low-voltage cutout must not require more than the rated terminal voltage. (Eg, a 12 Volt battery should only require 12V to re-set it).
• Maximum rated discharge and charge currents must be confirmed by actual testing

IP
Be aware of Intellectual Property issues and traps. Examples are Patents on White LEDs, Rovicorp's acquisition of a range seemingly trivial but potentially costly features of on-screen displays for Set Top Boxes, VCRs etc.
Also, all digital Video and Audio licensing must be in place (eg MPEG, MP3 etc)

KNOWN CUSTOMER SATISFACTION ISSUES (FROM PAST EXPERIENCE):

MANUAL
USER MANUALS.
• All instruction manuals must be in clear, grammatically correct English. If required by QA, factory manuals must be re-written by a specialist manual authoring company.
• Fonts must be no smaller than 6 Point Arial, and must be easily readable by a person with normal vision, or using their normal reading glasses. That is, no additional magnification should be required to read the manual.
• All mandatory warning statements as required by the relevant safety standard must be included in the manual.
NOTE: Contrary to common belief, these do NOT have to be a word-for-word recitation of what is written the  the Standard; it is permissible to modify them to more accurately describe the particular product.
• A copy of the current Group Warranty Statement must be included in the  "Warranty" section. Take care to ensure that division contact details are correct. (For example, don't put Variety Store details in a Supermarkets product warranty).

