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McKercher Pulse, Compliance & Standards
Compliance Desk
The editorial byline for regulator findings, installation standards, licensing and the evidence obligations that attach to accredited work.
- Author tier
- Tier 2, editorial team
- Published material
- 34 articles
- Subject areas
- Clean Energy Regulator scheme compliance and enforcement · AS/NZS installation and testing standards · Western Australian electrical licensing and supervision · Installation evidence, inspection and photographic requirements
Articles by McKercher Pulse, Compliance & Standards

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No STCs for a Powerwall 2 recall replacement

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SAA adds two mandatory switchboard modules, due 1 June 2027

Partnerships
The updated NETCC takes effect on 1 December 2026

Company News
Card payment surcharges end on 1 October 2026

Company News
AS/NZS 3000: getting ready for the next Wiring Rules

Events
New WA electrician training licences carry a six-year term

Compliance & Safety
Energy ministers consider plug-in solar and a national technical regulator

Bulletins
CEC de-lists Smart Lifestyle inverters and batteries

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Tesla to disable Powerwall units identified as stolen

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CEC suspends seven NEOVOLT battery models from 15 September

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Electrical work in homes with existing batteries

Partnerships
ACCC grants five-year NETCC reauthorisation

Compliance & Safety
Victorian regulator suspends provider over altered installation photographs

Compliance & Safety
WA consultation on single property network customer protections

Compliance & Safety
Solar retailer investigations follow complaints and consumer code action

Bulletins
Powerwall 2 recall replacements start with the original installer

Compliance & Safety
Independent NETCC review recommends governance and consumer reforms

Compliance & Safety
WA construction training levy threshold rises to $100,000

Bulletins
CER battery inspections identify recurring installation failures

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WA electrical worker fined over unsupervised apprentice live testing

Bulletins
WA battery back-feed and false completion notice attract $25,000 in fines

Bulletins
CER suspends 21 companies and monitors verification photographs

Compliance & Safety
Cheaper Home Batteries growth brings compliance pressure

Partnerships
NETCC Approved Seller certificates for McKercher energy businesses

Compliance & Safety
WA electrical licensing requirements for electrical work

Compliance & Safety
Solar battery photo evidence rules from March 2026

Compliance & Safety
WA battery installation safety and compliance checks

Compliance & Safety
WA solar and battery connection requirements from May 2026

Compliance & Safety
How McKercher Corporation handles personal information

Compliance & Safety
Testing grid-connected hybrid inverters in WA

Compliance & Safety
Sigenergy recall covers certain 8, 10 and 12kW single-phase controllers

Compliance & Safety
Adding batteries to existing WA solar: compliance requirements

Compliance & Safety
Sigenergy gateway clearance update, PCN2025019

Company News
