# RCM — Certification marks and hazardous-area classifications: cross-market equivalences

For RCM, market / system is Australia; meaning is consolidates the previously separate C-Tick, A-Tick and RCM marks, effective from March 2013; administered by is Standards Australia, verified against its source on 2026-08-11.

- **Designation:** RCM _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Market / system:** Australia _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Meaning:** consolidates the previously separate C-Tick, A-Tick and RCM marks, effective from March 2013 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Administered by:** Standards Australia _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> RCM Tick Mark - Australia Australia has a national standards body, Standards Australia, covering many different industry sectors including Electrotechnology and Energy, which embraces electrical/electronic equipment and appliances with relevant standards for safety. Australia’s Regulatory Compliance Mark (RCM) now consolidates the previously separate C-Tick, A-Tick and RCM marks, effective from March 2013.

## Source

- https://www.belfuse.com/resource-library/tech-paper/power-supply-safety-standards-agencies-and-marks

Last verified: 2026-08-11. Review by: 2027-08-11.
Part of [Certification marks and hazardous-area classifications: cross-market equivalences](https://referencesource.org/certification-standards-equivalence/).