For Industry
Incandescent lamps
Overview
Two determinations apply to incandescent lamps:
- Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Incandescent Lamps for General Lighting Services) Determination 2024 that came into force on 4 October 2024 and commences on 4 October 2025. This is the new determination.
- Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Incandescent Lamps for General Lighting Services) Determination 2016 that will be repealed on 4 October 2025. This is the old determination.
Transition considerations
Up to 4 October 2025, you can choose to register to an incandescent lamp 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 point, new models of incandescent lamps cannot be registered under the 2016 determination. New models must meet the new determination’s testing and labelling requirements.
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Before commencement
Before the new determination commences, consider how it may affect your product.
Is your product registered under the 2016 determination and meets the new 2024 determination requirements?
If so, you do not need to do anything to continue selling the product.
Is your product registered under the 2016 determination and does not meet the new 2024 determination requirements?
If so, you can only sell existing stock that was imported or manufactured in Australia on or before 3 October 2025. And you can only sell existing stock until supplies run out or until 3 October 2030 (whichever date is earlier, and subject to the grandfathering provisions).
Was your product not covered under the 2016 determination but now is covered under the 2024 determination?
If so, you must register the product under the 2024 determination before it can be sold or supplied in Australia. Grandfathering provisions may apply provided all conditions are satisfied.
Was your product not covered under the 2016 determination and does not meet the registration requirements under the 2024 determination?
If so, do not sell your models from 4 October 2025, unless they meet the grandfathering provisions.
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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 an incandescent lamp before 4 October 2025. The 2016 determination will be replaced by the 2024 determination in 2 months. Sabina decides to register the incandescent lamp under the 2024 determination and ensures that the incandescent lamp meets the updated determination’s requirements. This means the incandescent lamp will be registered for 5 years and 2 months from the date the model registration is completed.
2016 determination
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Registrations
When the model’ registration expires on or after 4 October 2025, after the standard 5 year period, the model needs to meet the new requirements to be registered for sale in Australia. Test reports must contain the applicable information in Appendix A of AS 4934.2:2021 Incandescent Lamps for General Lighting Services Energy performance and marking requirements.
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Stock
Whether you can supply existing stock after the 2024 determination comes into force or commences depends on:
- the grandfathering provisions of the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Act 2012
- the model being registered for sale in Australia.