Test Results
Compliance Testing of your product sample is started by the testing authority using the relevant PTC Specification. In addition to testing against PTC specifications, Test reports are also required for electrical safety, generally AS/NZS 60950, EMC AS/NZS CISPR22, and specific reports covering any radio transmitters e.g. Bluetooth, WiFi, DECT etc. These Secifications are derived from international specifications and usually the manufacturer will have be able to make copies of relevant test reports available. For more detailed information contact the Energy Safety and Radio Spectrum Management divisions of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. The Ministry also requires that the importer holds a Technical file on each product which contains the test reports and and a Supplier Declaration of Conformity (SDoC) which contains a summary of the test report details.
Full test results are required for all Telepermit applications. Approval letters or certifications from overseas are not acceptable as evidence of full compliance.
Telecommunications
The applicable specifications for Telecommunications compliance are listed on this website here.
The following table summarizes which specifications are applicable for common customer equipment.
| Customer Equipment | Applicable Specification |
| Telephones, Fax machines, Dial up modems, eftpos terminals, alarm systems connected to the PTSN | PTC 200 |
| ISDN interfaces, e.g. trunk interfaces for PBXs | PTC 131 L1 Basic Rate PTC 132 L1 Primary Rate TNA 132 L2 TNA 134 L3 Note, when ISDN is used for trunk interfaces in PBXs PTC 220 also applies. |
| PBXs | PTC 220 for PTSN/ISDN PTC 229 + PTC 220 for SIP trunking |
| xDSL modems | PTC 273 (ADSL2+) PTC 274 (VDSL2) PTC 281 (ADSL2+ Line Filters) PTC 285 (VDSL2+ Splitters) |
| Mobile devices | PTC 257 |
| Headsets | PTC 208 |
| VoIP phones | PTC 220 (section 8) |
| FXS port | PTC 220 (section 5) |
| VoIP home gateways ADSL2+/VDSL2 | PTC 273 or 274 for xDSL, PTC 220 for FXS ports |
Electrical Safety
The applicable standards for electrical safety are listed in Schedule 4 of the Electricity (Safety) Regulations 2010. This can be found on the Government legislation website http://www.legislation.govt.nz . As of June 2013, the applicable standards for IT equipment are:
9 Information technology equipment
Standards apply to information technology equipment as set out in the following table:
| Information technology equipment | Applicable standard | |
| Information technology equipment | AS/NZS 60950.1:2011 or IEC 60950-1 Ed 2.0, including Amendment 1, as modified by Annex ZZ of AS/NZS 60950.1:2003, including Amendments 1 to 3 |
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| Power supplies for IT equipment | AS/NZS 60950.1:2011
or IEC 60950-1 Ed 2.0, including Amendment 1, as modified by Annex ZZ of AS/NZS 60950.1:2003, including Amendments 1 to 3 |
Energy Efficiency
External power supplies for modems, routers etc shall meet the energy efficiency requirements of AS/NZS4665: Performance of external power supplies. This is broken into two parts:
AS/NZS 4665.1 Part 1: Test method and energy performance mark
AS/NZS 4665.2 Part 2: Minium energy performance standard (MEPS) requirements.
See :http://www.eeca.govt.nz/standards-and-ratings/minimum-energy-performance-standards-and-labelling for full details of the regulations.
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) and Radio Frequency Transmitters
EMC
The applicable standards for EMC are summarized in the following table. For more information see http://www.rsm.govt.nz/cms/policy-and-planning/spectrum-policy-overview/legislation/gazette-notices/product-compliance/radiocommunications-emc-standards-notice-2004-no-2
| Equipment | Applicable Standard |
| All electronic IT equipment | AS/NZS CISPR 22 |
| EN 55022 | |
| Switched Mode Power Supplies for IT equipment | AS/NZS CISPR 22 |
| EN 55022 |
Intentional Radiators (RF Transmitting devices)
The applicable standards for Radio Frequency Transmitter compliance can be found on the radio Spectrum Management website at http://www.rsm.govt.nz/cms/policy-and-planning/spectrum-policy-overview/legislation/gazette-notices/product-compliance/radiocommunications-radio-standards-notice-2010
The common standards which are likely to encountered in telecommunictations equipment are sumarized in the following table:
| Application | Frequency | Applicable standard | Near Field Communication (NFC)e.g. rfid | 13.56 MHz | AS/NZS 4268 EN 300 330-1 EN 302 291-1 FCC CFR Title 47, Part 15.209 & Part 15.225 |
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| WiFi,WLAN,Bluetooth | 2400 MHz | AS/NZS4268 EN 300 328 V1.7.1 FCC CFR Title 47, Part 15.249 |
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| WLAN | 5 GHz 5.15 - 5.35 GHz | AS/NZS4268 EN 301 893 V1.5.1 |
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| WLAN | 5.8 GHz 5.725 - 5.875 | AS/NZS4268 EN 300 440 FCC CFR Title 47, Part 15.249 |
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| DECT cordless phones Note: North American products using "DECT6" which uses the band 1920 - 1930 MHz will not be approved as this band is used by a New Zealand mobile carrier. | 1880 - 1900 MHz | EN 301 406 V2.1.1 |
Warning
The tables above are a summary of the applicable standards at the time of writing (July 2013). Standards and leglislation is being continually changed, and if in doubt as to which standards apply, it would be prudent to check the Ministry websites for the latest requirements.
