DOCUMENTATION AND OTHER VENDOR REQUIREMENTS FOR INVERTER PORTABLE WITH INBUILT RECHARGEABLE BATTERY

ELECTRICAL SAFETY REPORT COVERING:

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.

PLUGPACK
If a device is supplied with a separate plugpack power supply or charger, 
all compliance documentation relevant to that is also required.
The preferred electrical safety report covers the current versions of these standards:
AS/NZS AS/NZS 61558.1
AS/NZS 61558.2.6 (for iron core transformer type)
AS/NZS 61558.2.16 (for switchmode type)
AS/NZS 3112:2017+A1:2021 (for adaptor with integral pins).
Note:  AS/NZS 3112+A1: 2021 covers the AC plug portion and NOW includes impact (tumble) testing. Approval certificates that were based on test reports to AS/NZS3112:2017 (ie without +A1:2021) became invalid on June 2022, regardless of their expiry date!
"Brick" type adaptors with detachable power leads do not require AS/NZS3112.
Safety reports to the AS/NZS 62368.1 standard  (Audio/video, information and communication technology equipment) will now ONLY be accepted if the Approval certificate specifically names the device it is intended to power. (Eg "To power XY1234 radio.") 
For "standalone" (general purpose)  plugpacks, ONLY the 61558 test standards can be used, plus the relevant parts of  AS/NZS 3112+A1: 2021.
Note: You can use reports to European versions of these standards (Eg EN 61558.2.6 instead of AS/NZS 61558.2.6)  but they must either mention the "Australian Variations," or a "Top Up" report must be obtained that covers the Australian requirements not covered by the overseas version of the standard, AND testing to the relevant parts of AS/NZS 3112+A1: 2021 is still required.

DECLARED ARTICLE 
An AC Adaptor is a declared (AKA Proclaimed or  Prescribed) article. It consequently requires a current Australian Approval certificate. 
NB: The date on the Electrical Safety Report must be earlier than the date on the Approval Certificate! A later date means it is not the report that the Approval Certificate is based on. (In that case, the Approval must be updated). 
It must also be registered by the importer on the EESS (ERAC) Database.
NB! In all states except NSW, "wildcard" model numbers (eg "ABCxxxyyy" where "xxx" and "yyy" represent voltage and current codes) are no longer permitted on Approval Certificates. The certificate ("RECS type") must list all the model numbers it covers.
The NSW "REAS" type still allows "wildcards," so that type will need to carry the "NSWXXXX" approval number. Most private regulators (eg SAA Approvals) now issue dual RECS/REAS types.

In New Zealand:
 The retailer must sign and keep an on hand an sDoc (Statutory Declaration of Compliance) as well as keep copies of all relevant Approval documentation.
The  rating label must also carry any mandatory text described on its approval certificate.
 In NZ the rating label must now specifically indicate that the product  is designed to be able to work on 230 Volt mains. A product just labelled "240V"  (meaning "up to 240V") is now deemed to be "unsafe"! The label can specificaly state 230V, or 230V can be within the allowable range of voltages, eg "100 - 250V,"

POWER CORD
If the adaptor uses a separate power lead, we require current Australian Approvals Certificates for: 
  The mains cord
 The mains plug 
 The appliance connector (if a detachable cord is used). 
This is IN ADDITION  to the Approval Certificate for the plugpack itself, if applicable.

EMC  REPORT
An EMC report to the current version of AS/NZS CISPR 32 (or European equivalent) is required, either as a standalone report, or if a "bundled" plugpack, preferably as part of the report for the device it is meant to power.
(NZ ONLY) HARMONICS AND FLICKER REPORT COVERING:
AS/NZS 61000.3.2:2013 
Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)-Limits - Limits for harmonic current emissions (equipment input current = 16 A per phase)

ENERGY EFFICIENCY (MEPS/GEMS) REPORT TO
AS/NZS 4665.1:2005+A1
 Performance of external power supplies - Test method and energy performance mark, AND:
AS/NZS 4665.2:2005
Performance of external power supplies - Minimum energy performance standard (MEPS) requirements
The adaptor must also be registered on the www.energyrating.gov datatbase, and carry the appropriate efficiency rating marking.
Note: Battery chargers that incorporate  an actual  battery management cycle are exempt from GEMS.
However, if  the charging cycle circuitry is not incorporated in the power supply body (ie it is built into the battery or charging base), then the power supply is captured by GEMS.

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 .

EMC REPORT COVERING:

AS CISPR 11:2017
Industrial, scientific and medical equipment - Radio-frequency disturbance characteristics - Limits and methods of measurement.

