The fine print
Sustaining Membership applicants must provide references from two current SEANZ members who support your application. The references must be either a Director or Principal of a SEANZ Corporate or Sustaining Member company. Providing SEANZ references will expedite your application.
Corporate or Individual applicants do not require references.
Please read the following conditions and confirm acceptance by signing off the application on Page 3:
- By lodging this application, you agree that SEANZ may complete any appropriate checks regarding your business and/or its activities.
- By lodging this application, you understand and agree that the decision by SEANZ to grant you membership is final and no further discussion will be entered into and the resulting decision will not be contested or disputed in any form.
- Successful applications will be contacted in the first instance by email. Please ensure an email address is provided on the previous page of this document.
- Should your membership be approved, you agree to pay the applicable SEANZ membership fees on receipt of invoice from SEANZ. The membership fee is payable for the full financial year, irrespective of the month of membership approval.
- As part of the membership package, Corporate and Sustaining members will benefit from publication of their trading details in the Directory of the SEANZ website. This must be completed by the member using their SEANZ member’s login. The login will be issued once membership is approved and after current fees are paid.
- SEANZ will, from time to time, share your contact information with preferred suppliers in order they can provide special deals only available to SEANZ members.
- SEANZ membership automatically confirms your agreement to participate and provide accurate and timely information about your business activities in the annual SEANZ member’s survey as per the SEANZ Code of Conduct. The information is used for industry measurement, public relations and lobbying purposes only. The survey is completed by a third party, and SEANZ only sees and receives the aggregated data. All participants receive a copy of the completed survey.
- Should your membership be approved, you agree to be bound by the SEANZ Rules of the Association and the SEANZ Code of Conduct.
- To ensure standards are maintained to meet industry "best practice" competency levels, for renewable electricity system installations, and for protection of the industry and consumers, the SEANZ Code of Conduct for supplier, designer, integrators and installers in the electricity industry has been developed.
- Compliance with the SEANZ Code of Conduct is paramount and integral to SEANZ membership. Failure to work and abide by the SEANZ Code of Conduct may result in your SEANZ membership being withheld or revoked accordingly.
- SEANZ reserves the right to appoint a third party to investigate any breach of any part of the SEANZ Code of Conduct.
- SEANZ Membership Criteria for Businesses offering DIY Solar and Storage Components & System Packages Direct to end Consumers. The following conditions must be met to attain SEANZ Membership by the above business types.
1. Mandatory engagement of SEANZ installer members and/or professional registered electricians with a
practising licence including a parallel generation / solar endorsement, with appropriate competency, to install
all solar power systems and components
2. This applies to all systems covered by AS/NZS Standards 4509, 4777, 5033 and 5139. This excludes “mobile
or motor homes" and "marine” kits/systems or products that do not require 230V AC componentry or require
a certified electrician to install
3. The products and systems must not be sent, taken away when sold, and land in the hands of the end
consumer, to avoid any attempts by the consumer to install DIY. The product and systems must be sent to the
SEANZ installer member, registered electrician, professional installer for implementation to ensure all safety
standards are met to remove all potential risk and danger to and for the end consumer
4. All system admin/paperwork commissioning including system design must be administered and managed by
the business to ensure all the processes required by law are completed to ensure the system is appropriately
installed and approved. This includes but is not limited to all necessary system design work, CoC, ROI, EDB
network connection process approval and approval from the electricity retailer. There are no exceptions
5. Existing members and those seeking to become members must not reference, endorse, or promote ‘DIY’ solar
installations or any related terms, concepts, or activities. This applies to all platforms, including but not limited
to door-to-door sales, telesales, promotion and advertising on company and associated websites, videos,
sales materials, marketing collateral, and any form of public communication
6. Before any membership type is granted, the applicant business must provide clear evidence and allow
SEANZ access to all records and associated property; to validate and verify the above actions and processes
are in play and have been for a minimum of 6 months. This may be extended to 12 months or more if SEANZ
deems it necessary to ensure compliance
7. The business agrees it will abide by the instructions and final position taken by SEANZ in relation to any point(s)
relating to actions or non-action of the business in relation to the above provisions should they be granted
membership to SEANZ
8. Once SEANZ membership is granted, SEANZ reserves the right to audit the member in order to verify the
above actions and processes remain in play. SEANZ reserves the right to terminate the membership should
the member refuse to participate in the audit or be found not to be complying with the above actions and
processes. - SEANZ may at its discretion provide applicants with probationary membership. This means all of the benefits of full membership are provided after fees are paid. After 6 months of probationary membership, two references from existing SEANZ members must be provided. If they are not provided or are provided but the references do not endorse the application, membership will be revoked and no membership fees will be returned. Probationary membership allows well-qualified applicants who may not know or have SEANZ references to become members and provides a lengthy period to secure endorsement of the application with references from SEANZ members.
