For Industry
Clothes washing machines
Overview
The two determinations that apply to clothes washers are the:
- Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2024 - this is the new determination, which commences on 4 October 2025
- Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2015 - this is the old determination, which will be replaced 4 October 2025.
Transition considerations
Up to 4 October 2025, you can choose to register a clothes washer under the new or old determination. The relevant testing and labelling requirements must be met and supplied with your application.
You must submit the correct, corresponding documentation with your application, which will be different depending on which determination you choose to apply for.
New determination
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Commences
The determination commences on 4 October 2025. From this date, new models of clothes washing machines cannot be registered under the old determination. New models must meet the new testing and labelling requirements.
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Extending your registration period
Products registered under the old determination will be for 5 years only, in line with existing time periods. Under the new determination this extends by up to 1 year, depending on when the model is registered, because it includes the transition period before the new legislation commences.
Example
Sabina is registering a clothes washing machine during the transition period. The old determination will be replaced by the new one in 2 months. Sabina decides to register the clothes washing machine under the new determination and has it tested against the new standard. This means the clothes washer will be registered for 5 years and 2 months, from the date the model registration is completed.
Old determination
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Registration
When the model registration expires on or after 4 October 2025, the model needs to meet the new requirements to be registered for sale in Australia. This includes testing the model against the new standards set out in the new determinations.
Example
There’s a new determination for clothes washing machines. As an existing supplier, David had registered his model under the old determination 2 years ago. David doesn’t need to take any action until the time comes to register the model again, after its existing expiry date (in 3 years’ time).
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Stock
Whether you can supply existing stock after the new determination is active depends on:
- the ‘grandfathering’ provisions of the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Act 2012
- the model being registered for sale in Australia.
Energy Rating Label
The Energy Rating Label is changing, and models registered must display the correct Energy Rating Label corresponding to the determination it was registered under.
For models registered to the new determination you must display the new Energy Rating Label:
- the base Energy Rating Label is used for models that 6 six or below star ratings in half star rating increments
- the super-efficiency Energy Rating Label is used for models that meet 7 or above star ratings in full star rating increments.
For models registered to the old determination you must display the old Energy Rating Label up until the model’s registration expires.