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Declarations under section 27A of the Act
Section 27A of the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Act 2012 (Act) gives the GEMS Regulator authority to deem alternative requirements compliant with the Act. This is referred to as ‘deemed compliance’.
To do this the GEMS Regulator makes a legislative instrument (a declaration) that specifies classes of products, or models, can comply with alternative requirements that were not originally included in the determination. This may apply, for example, to test requirements or methods.
Before a declaration is made, the GEMS Regulator must be satisfied that the alternative requirement or method promotes the objects of the Act.
The alternative requirements approved by the GEMS Regulator do not apply in New Zealand.
Visit Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority for more information.
| Declaration made | Declaration | Product | Affected determination | Summary |
| 7 November 2024 | Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Deemed Compliance) Declaration (No. 1) 2024 | Clothes washing machines | Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2015 |
Allows for the use of sodium percarbonate instead of sodium perborate tetrahydrate in the detergent used for testing. Includes requirements as to sodium percarbonate use including the dosing rate. Testing still needs to occur before registering models. |