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DR AS/NZS 2290.1:2021 Amd 2:2026 Electrical equipment for coal mines - Introduction, inspection and maintenance, Part 1: Hazardous areas
(a) Global change
(b) Preface
(c) Tables 3.1, 3.2, 3.3
Closing date for comments 31/8/2026
DR AS/NZS 2891.2.2:2026 Methods of sampling and testing asphalt, Method 2.2: Sample preparation - Compaction of asphalt test specimens using a gyratory compactor
The major changes in this edition are as follows:
(a) Addition of an exclusion to the scope.
(b) Additions to compaction temperatures for Australian binders and changed method for New Zealand binders.
(c) Additions and deletions to normative references.
(d) Terms and definitions added.
(e) Changes to Section 6 on specimen preparation.
(f) New titles to Sections 6 and 7.
(g) New Clause 7.1 and Table 2 on testing criteria.
(h) Reporting requirement in Appendix B.
Closing date for comments 31/8/2026
DR AS/NZS 3120:2021 Amd 2:2026 Approval and test specification - Cord extension sockets
(a) Clause 1.1.1.
(b) Clause 1.2.
(c) Table 2.2.
(d) Clause 2.20.2.
Closing date for comments 31/8/2026
DR AS/NZS 3122:2021 Amd 1:2026 Approval and test specification - Socket-outlet adaptors
(a) Clause 1.1.
(b) Clause 2.
Closing date for comments 31/8/2026
DR AS/NZS 3580.9.14:2026 Methods for sampling and analysis of ambient air, Method 9.14: Determination of suspended particulate matter - PM2.5 high volume sampler with size selective inlet - Gravimetric method
A list of all parts in the AS(/NZS) 3580 series can be found in the Standards Australia online catalogue and in the web shop at https://www.standards.govt.nz/.
The major changes in this edition are as follows:
(a) Inclusion of additional and modified requirements in Table 1 summarising equipment checks and calibrations, together with applicable acceptance/rejection criteria.
(b) Provision of an essential reference to the data validation and reporting requirements of AS 3580.19, see Clause 11.3.
(c) Addition of Appendices C, D, E, and F dealing with balance, humidity sensor, temperature sensor and pressure sensor checks and calibrations.
Closing date for comments 23/9/2026
DR AS/NZS 3666.1:2026 Air-handling and water systems of buildings - Microbial control, Part 1: Design, installation and commissioning
This document specifies minimum requirements for the design, installation and commissioning of air-handling and water systems of buildings for the purposes of microbial control.
A list of all parts in the AS/NZS 3666 series can be found in the Standards Australia online catalogue.
The major changes in this edition are as follows:
(a) Additional definitions have been included, e.g. a new definition of “high-risk location” for cooling towers.
(b) Performance requirements have been replaced with quantified requirements.
(c) Deletion of some requirements addressed in other documents (e.g. AS 1668.2 and the Plumbing Code of Australia).
(d) Refrigerated room air conditioners and non-ducted split systems have been included in the scope of this document.
(e) Drainage and air gap requirements have been clarified.
(f) Requirements for dead legs have been quantified.
(g) Requirements for humidifiers have been simplified and clarified to increase protection against microbial growth.
(h) Requirements for chilled beams have been added.
(i) New requirements for automatic alternating secondary biocide and bio dispersant have been added.
(j) Separation distances between features can now be measured using the stringline distance method, allowing the effects of obstructions to be take into account.
(k) Requirements for remote connectivity for water treatment systems in high-risk locations have been added.
(l) Requirements for documentation to be provided at the end of construction have been clarified.
(m) Former Appendix A was deleted, as the previous content is addressed by the relevant authority.
(n) New Appendix A (normative) has been added, consolidating and clarifying provisions for access as constructed.
(o) New Appendix B (normative) has been added, consolidating and clarifying contents for operation and maintenance manuals (formerly in AS/NZS 3666.2).
(p) Requirements for preventing bypass around air filters have been added.
(q) References to AS 4254.1 and AS 4254.2 have been removed.
(r) Workplace health and safety matters not directly related to microbial control have been removed.
Closing date for comments 31/8/2026
DR AS/NZS 3666.2:2026 Air-handling and water systems of buildings - Microbial control, Part 2: Operation and routine service
This document specifies requirements for the operation and maintenance of air-handling and water systems of buildings for the purposes of microbial control.
A list of all parts in the AS/NZS 3666 series can be found in the Standards Australia online catalogue.
The major changes in this edition are as follows:
(a) Refrigerated room air conditioners and non-ducted split systems have been included in the scope of this document.
(b) Routine service tasks are now presented in tabular form grouped by frequency.
(c) Section structure of AS/NZS 3666.2 now aligns with that of AS/NZS 3666.1.
(d) The frequency of some routine tasks on air-handling systems reduced for air handling systems with filters of specified efficiency.
(e) Requirement for annual inspection of heated drinking water tanks.
(f) Monthly water testing of cooling water systems mandated together with required action.
(g) Cleaning procedures for cooling towers and cooling water systems clarified.
(h) Exemption from regular corrosion rate determination for systems in which corrosion rates are continuously monitored.
(i) New normative Appendices C and D have been added dealing with risk assessment of air-handling and cooling water systems. These appendices replace risk assessment content in AS/NZS 3666.3 and AS/NZS 3666.4 which have been withdrawn.
(j) Workplace health and safety matters not related directly to microbial control and which are dealt with in other documents have been removed.
Closing date for comments 31/8/2026
DR AS/NZS 4761.1:2026 Competencies for working with electrical equipment for hazardous areas (EEHA), Part 1: Competency Standards
This document is intended to be applied with reference to the AS/NZS 60079 series, Explosive Atmospheres, and the AS/NZS 80079 series, Explosive Atmospheres, and other AS/NZS standards such as AS/NZS 3800, Electrical equipment for explosive atmospheres—Repair and overhaul.
The major changes in this edition are as follows:
(a) Measurement requirements for repair and overhaul related competencies have been included.
(b) Subclause numbers have been removed from performance and knowledge evidence tables.
Closing date for comments 17/9/2026
DR AS/NZS 60076.19.1:2026 Power transformers, Part 19.1: Rules for the determination of uncertainties in the measurement of the losses of power transformers (IEC 60076-19-1:2023 (ED.1.0) MOD)
This document centres on measuring systems utilizing digital instruments, although the procedures can be adapted to evaluation of systems with analogue instruments where further uncertainty sources have to be taken into account.
This document specifies how to determine measurement uncertainty and how to apply corrections for known errors in the measurement chain. Information vis-à-vis judgement and traceability are given in IEC 60076-8:1997, 10.1 and 10.2.
Closing date for comments 13/8/2026
DR AS/NZS 61000.6.3:2026 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), Part 6.3: Generic standards - Emission standard for equipment in residential locations (IEC 61000-6-3:2026, (ED 4.0) MOD)
This part of AS/NZS IEC 61000 series for emission requirements applies to electrical and electronic equipment intended for use at residential (see Cl 3.1.21) locations. This part of AS/NZS IEC 61000 series also applies to electrical and electronic equipment intended for use at other locations that do not fall within the scope of AS/NZS 61000.6.8 or AS 61000.6.4.
The intention is that all equipment used in the residential, commercial and light-industrial locations are covered by AS/NZS 61000.6.3 or AS/NZS 61000.6.8. If there is any doubt, the requirements in AS/NZS 61000.6.3 apply.
Equipment that have a radio function (see Cl 3.1.20) are included in the scope of this document. However, the emission requirements in this document are not intended to be applicable to the intentional transmissions from these radio-transmitters, their harmonics and their out of band emissions.
Not all disturbance phenomena have been included for testing purposes, only those considered relevant for the equipment intended to operate within the locations included within this document.
The objectives of this document are —
(a) to establish requirements that provide an adequate level of protection of radio reception in the frequency range 9 kHz to 400 GHz;
(b) to establish requirements that provide an adequate level of protection against conducted and radiated electromagnetic disturbances emitted by equipment in the scope of this document; and
(c) to support the reproducibility of measurement and the repeatability of results.
Closing date for comments 13/8/2026
DR AS/NZS ISO 9000:2026 Quality management — Fundamentals and vocabulary
(a) organizations seeking sustained success through the implementation of a quality management system (QMS);
(b) customers seeking confidence in an organization’s ability to consistently provide products and services conforming to their requirements;
(c) organizations seeking confidence in their supply chain that product and service requirements will be met;
(d) organizations and interested parties seeking to improve communication through a common understanding of the vocabulary used in quality management;
(e) organizations performing conformity assessments against the requirements of ISO 9001;
(f) providers of training, assessment or advice in quality management; and
(g) developers of related standards.
This document is applicable to all organizations, regardless of size, complexity or business model.
Closing date for comments 13/8/2026
DR AS/NZS ISO 9001:2026 Quality management systems — Requirements
(a) needs to demonstrate its ability to consistently provide products and services that meet customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements; and
(b) aims to enhance customer satisfaction through the effective application of the system, including processes for improvement of the system and the assurance of conformity to customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.
Closing date for comments 13/8/2026
DR AS/NZS ISO/IEC 15408.3:2026 Information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection - Evaluation criteria for IT security, Part 3: Security assurance components
Closing date for comments 31/8/2026
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