| Tests | Requirement/test standard | Initial type test | Third-party control |
| Diameter and wall thickness | Shall comply with the Table 101 of clause 7.101 in AS2053.2 | Yes | At ant change in design |
| Construction | Shall comply with the clause 8 in AS 2053.1 | Yes | At ant change in design |
| Bending test | Shall comply with the Appendix AA in AS 2053.2, no cracks visible. | Yes | At ant change in design or manufacturing process |
| Compression test | Shall comply with the Appendix A in AS 2053.1, the difference between the initial outside diameter and the diameter measured with the force applied shall not exceed 10% | Yes | At ant change in design or manufacturing process |
Impact test (60℃, 240h, -5℃, 2h) | Shall comply with Appendix B in AS 2053.1, there shall be no sign of disintegration or cracks in at least nine of the 12 test piece. | Yes | At ant change in design or manufacturing process |
Collapse test (60℃, 24h) | Shall comply with Appendix C in AS 2053.1, gauge pass through (conduits of diameter equal to, or greater than 32mm and heavy duty or very heavy duty conduits shall not be subjected to a bending test) | Yes | At ant change in design or manufacturing process |
| Pull-out strength of joints | Shall comply with Appendix D in AS2053.1, not separated or pulled out , not fractured. | Yes | At ant change in design or manufacturing process |
Resistance to heat (60℃, 1h) | Shall comply with Appendix BB in AS2053.2, the diameter of the impression made by the steel ball does not exceed 2 mm. | Yes | At ant change in design or manufacturing process |
| Resistance to burning | Shall comply with Appendix E in AS2053.1 | Yes | At ant change in design or manufacturing process |
| Electrical characteristics | Shall comply with Appendix F and G in AS2053.1 | Yes | At ant change in design or manufacturing process |
| Ingress of water | Shall comply with clause 13.2 in AS 2503.1 | Yes | At ant change in design or manufacturing process |
| Ingress of solid foreign objects | Shall comply with clause 13.3 in AS 2503.1 | Yes | At ant change in design or manufacturing process |
| Protection against moisture | Shall comply with clause 13.6 in AS 2503.1 | Yes | At ant change in design or manufacturing process |
