Rules Governing WaterMark

Both Approved Certifiers and Approved Users must comply with the Rules governing the WaterMark certification mark, which were approved, by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission on 30 March 2005.

The WaterMark is an important certification mark and Standards Australia is committed to safeguarding the integrity, validity and its ownership of the WaterMark. Standards Australia is not a user of the WaterMark and does not intend to use the WaterMark.

It would be contrary to the public interest and to the interests of Standards Australia, Approved Certifiers and Approved Users if licensing of the WaterMark by Approved Certifiers and use by Approved Users put at risk the integrity, validity and Standards Australia's ownership of the WaterMark.

From time to time, therefore, Standards Australia may, for the purpose only of maintaining the integrity, validity or its ownership of the WaterMark, by written notification, public notice or otherwise, give reasonable notice of directions to any Approved Certifier or Approved User (or all or any group of them) as to the manner of licensing or use of the WaterMark, and Approved Certifiers and Approved Users to which the directions apply must comply with them.