# Test and Tag Register (/docs/form-guides/electrical/national/national-test-and-tag-register)



The **test and tag register** records in-service inspection and testing of portable appliances, aligned with AS/NZS 3760. Add each appliance as you test it, record the result, and download a signed PDF register for the client and your records.

This is a Tradie Forms designed register, not a government form. There is no official layout to match, so the PDF is a clean register that grows extra pages as you add assets.

[Open the Test and Tag Register](/forms/national-test-and-tag-register) when the site and test equipment details are ready.

<Callout type="info" className="docs-callout-info my-4">
  Testing and tagging requirements vary with the equipment, work environment,
  jurisdiction, and site procedure. The form records the inspection and test. It
  does not choose the required interval or decide competence.
</Callout>

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## Before you start [#before-you-start]

* Have your **licence or competency details** handy if you record them on registers.
* Know the **client and site** the register covers.
* Note the **PAT tester** you are using (make, model, serial).
* Confirm the testing basis and retest interval that apply to the equipment and workplace.

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## Business [#business]

Your business and tester details. These fill the register header.

* **Business Logo** - optional. Upload your logo and it shows top right on the downloaded register.

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  <Card title="Required fields" icon="info">
    **Business Name** and **Tester Name** are required before download.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Saved details" icon="info">
    Save your business details on Solo or Team so every new register starts filled in.
  </Card>
</Cards>

* **Business Name** and **ABN** - your trading details.
* **Tester Name** - the person who did the testing.
* **Licence or Competency No.** - optional; include it when the client or site requires it.
* **Phone** - contact number for follow-up or retest bookings.

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## Site [#site]

Who and where the register covers.

* **Client Name** - the business or person you tested for.
* **Job Reference** - optional job, work order, or site reference.
* **Site Address** - search the address and the suburb, state, and postcode fill automatically.

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## Testing [#testing]

* **Test Equipment** - make, model, and serial of the PAT tester used.
* **Tester Verification Date** - optional last calibration or verification date.
* **Work Environment** - the workplace type used to help select the right retest interval.
* **Testing Basis** - the standard or site procedure used for the work.
* **Default Retest Interval** - suggests the next-due date for new register items.
* **Tag Colour** - optional; the colour-coded tag used for this test period on construction and mining sites. Leave blank if the site doesn't use colour tags.
* **Register Date** - the date this register covers. Tap **Today** on site.

Choose the interval from the current rules and site requirements. The suggested next-due date is editable and must be checked for each item.

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## Declaration [#declaration]

Sign off the register before download.

* **Notes** - anything the client should know, like items withdrawn from service.
* **Name** and **Date** - who is signing and when.
* **Signature** - sign on screen, or drop in your saved signature.

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## Register [#register]

One card per appliance. New rows can carry the previous location and test date, and the default retest interval suggests the next-due date.

* **Asset ID** - your tag number, for example TT-0042.
* **Description** and **Location** - what the item is and where it is used.
* **Result**, **Test Date**, and **Next Due** - passed items need a next-due date.
* **Equipment identity** - manufacturer, model, serial number, equipment type, and class.
* **Inspection and test results** - visual result, earth continuity, insulation resistance, leakage current, polarity, and RCD results where they apply.
* **Failed items** - select the action taken, add the failure details, and record the retest status where useful.

Only enter readings for tests you carried out. Do not add a value just to fill a box.

Use **Duplicate** for similar equipment. It copies the identity and location but clears the tag, result, readings, actions, notes, and photos.

The PDF shows each item as a stacked record instead of a wide table. Long registers continue across pages with one consistent footer and page count.

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## Before download [#before-download]

* Check the site, work environment, testing basis, test equipment, and register date.
* Confirm every listed asset has an overall result and test date.
* Check IDs, descriptions, locations, equipment class, and readings are enough to identify what was tested.
* Add a next-due date to every pass.
* Add an action and failure details to every fail.
* Sign the declaration and review the PDF.

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## After download [#after-download]

Give a copy to the client or site manager and keep one with the job records. Check [AS/NZS 3760:2022](https://store.standards.org.au/product/as-nzs-3760-2022), the site procedure, and your state or territory regulator for the requirements that apply.

For more on intervals, competence, and records, read [Test and tag register and AS/NZS 3760](/resources/test-and-tag-register-as-nzs-3760).