Regulatory Compliance Mark

The Regulatory Compliance Mark (RCM) is a trademarked symbol that denotes a claim that a product is safe for use in Australia and New Zealand because it satisfies applicable regulatory requirements.^[1] These requirements comprise both the requirements under the Electrical Equipment Safety System (EESS) and the Australian Communications & Media Authority (ACMA) requirements for EMC, EME, and telecommunications and wireless devices.^[2][3][4] As of May 2024^[update], the EESS regulates the safety of household electrical equipment in the Australian states of Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia and Tasmania.^[5][6]

Regulatory Compliance Mark
The RCM symbol may be affixed to the product, its packaging, or depicted prominently on a website at a URL affixed – or encoded into a QR code affixed – to the product or its packaging.
Standards organization	ERAC ACMA
Effective region	Queensland Victoria Western Australia Tasmania
Effective since	1 March 2013 (2013-03-01)
Predecessor	A-tick C-tick
Product category	Telecommunications, electrical, and wireless devices
Type of standard	Consumer
Legal status	Mandatory
Mandatory since	1 March 2016 (2016-03-01)
Website	www.eess.gov.au/rcm

Owned by the Electrical Regulatory Authorities Council (ERAC) – the peak body of electrical safety regulators in Australia and New Zealand – and the ACMA, RCM use is defined by AS/NZS 4417.^[7][8] On 1 March 2016, the RCM became mandatory and replaced ACMA's A-tick and C-tick marks.^[9] Similar to the CE mark, the RCM is not a quality indicator nor a certification mark.^[10]

See also

• China Compulsory Certificate
• FCC mark
• Geprüfte Sicherheit