Compliance with regulations

EECA’s approach to ensuring compliance with product and labelling regulations focuses on four key activities.   

This approach is taken to compliance with both Energy Using Product Regulations and Vehicle Emissions and Energy Economy Labelling Regulations in New Zealand.  

Compliance activities

  • Education

    EECA will provide guidance, information and support to help regulated parties understand:  

    • their legal obligations   

    • relevant legislation and standards   

    • EECA guidance and interpretation   

    • the processes and tools available to support compliance.   

  • Surveying, monitoring and inspecting

    Energy using products 

    EECA will monitor compliance with energy using product regulations through activities such as:  

    • reviewing product registration and test information   
    • monitoring online and printed product advertising   
    • conducting site visits and product labelling surveys   
    • check testing regulated products. 
    Vehicle labelling 

    EECA conducts on-site and online checks to assess compliance with Vehicle Emissions and Energy Economy Labelling requirements.   

  • Investigation

    EECA may investigate where non-compliance is suspected. Investigations help establish the facts and determine whether further action is required. 

  • Intervention and Enforcement

    Where non-compliance is identified or suspected, EECA may take proportionate action to address the issue and prevent ongoing non-compliance. Depending on the circumstances, this may include providing advice, issuing a failure-to-comply notice, issuing a warning, or pursuing prosecution. Prosecution can result in a fine of up to $10,000 per offence for energy using products, or $5,000 per offence (per vehicle) for vehicle labelling.  

    EECA may publish:  

    • warning letters   
    • prosecutions   
    • outcomes of enforcement action.   

We focus on impact

We target our compliance activities where they are likely to have the greatest impact, taking into account factors such as potential harm, intelligence, previous compliance history and emerging market risks. 

What you need to know

Find out more about our compliance work and how to ensure you're meeting your requirements.

  • How to comply with regulations

    Find out your legal obligations and what you need to do to comply with the Energy Using Products Regulations or Vehicle Energy Economy Labelling Regulations in New Zealand.

  • Product testing programme

    EECA runs a programme to test regulated products sold in New Zealand to check if they comply with the requirements, and their performance.

  • Report non-compliance

    Let us know if a company is not complying with the Energy Using Products Regulations or Vehicle Energy Economy Labelling Regulations.

Import data

EECA has access to import data for regulated products and their importers/manufacturers under an information disclosure agreement with the New Zealand Customs Service. 

We use the data to work with importers/manufacturers in meeting their obligations under the Energy Efficiency (Energy Using Products) Regulations 2002 and monitor compliance. 

EECA compliance policy