Steel Sustainability Australia Certification Program Rules
v1.5 · current · published 2025-07-01
75 requirements in the product view, of 99 held for this standard. Scheme profile
- 10.1Annual assessment complianceKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: a condition for keeping certification, concerning the certified company's repeat assessment audit and its timing relative to certificate expiry; connects to clause 7.2.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
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- 11.1Recognition under Green StarKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: recognition of the programme under a Green Star responsible products scheme, and how certification levels relate to Green Star credits.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
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- 12.1Recognition by the Infrastructure Sustainability CouncilKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: recognition of the programme under Infrastructure Sustainability Council rating tools, and the label type and sustainability factor given to certain certification levels.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
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- 13.1Certificate and mark usageKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: a permission for certified companies to promote their sites using the certificate and mark, and the kind of claim made; connects to clause 13.2 and clause 29.2 b).
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
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- 13.2Certification documentationKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: a documentation duty for certified companies claiming programme certification on a project, concerning declaration of the certification level achieved to the project proponent; connects to clause 11.1, clause 12.1 and clause 13.1.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
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- 14.1High-risk steel site inclusionKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: certification scope across a certified company's steel sites, a scope condition based on the nature of site operations; connects to clause 14.3 and clause 16.2.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
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- 14.3Multiple site certificationKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: routes for certifying additional sites of a company with several sites; connects to clause 14.1 and clause 16.2.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
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- 15.1 a)Rules complianceKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: a general compliance duty on the certified company, concerning the programme rules as a whole.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
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- 15.1 b)Business activity verificationKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: an information duty on the certified company in support of the audit and assessment; connects to clause 7.2 and clause 8.1.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
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- 15.1 c)Notification of Significant ChangesKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: a notification duty on the certified company towards the programme operator about significant changes to the business, introducing a list of change types; connects to clause 22.2.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
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- 16.1Site-specific certificationKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: the site scope of certification as shown on the Certificate of Compliance, a limit; connects to clause 16.2 and clause 14.3.
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- 16.2Each location certified separatelyKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: separate certification of each site of a multi-site company, with an exemption for the multi-site arrangements; connects to clause 16.1 and clause 14.3.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
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- 16.3Subcontractor compliance supportKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: the certified company's responsibilities towards its subcontractors and suppliers, as a set of oversight duties; connects to clause 16.3 a), clause 16.3 b) and clause 16.3 c).
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
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- 16.3 a)Information for subcontractorsKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: an information duty on the certified company towards its subcontractors and suppliers, tied to the certification level targeted; connects to clause 16.3.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
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- 16.3 b)Subcontractor complianceKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: the certified company's responsibility for its subcontractors' and suppliers' capability to meet the programme's specified conditions; connects to clause 16.3.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
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- 16.3 c)Client record provisionKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: a records and documentation duty concerning the certified company's subcontractors and suppliers; connects to clause 16.3.
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- 17.1Impartiality and confidentialityKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: principles governing the programme operator's own conduct in running the programme, including impartiality and confidentiality; connects to clause 17.5 and clause 18.1.
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- 17.3Certificate of Compliance conditionsKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: who sets the conditions for awarding a Certificate of Compliance, and the communication of those conditions to the certified company; a duty of the programme operator.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
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- 17.5Customer complaint handlingKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: the programme operator's complaints procedure, held as a separate document; connects to clause 18.1 and clause 17.1.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
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- 17.7Certificate Holder RegistryKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: a register-keeping duty of the programme operator, concerning the register of certificate holders and its contents; connects to clause 27.1 and clause 17.9.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
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- 17.9Program information portalKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: a website duty of the programme operator, concerning the programme's online services and information; connects to clause 17.7 and clause 5.3.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
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- 18.1Complaint management processKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: the handling of complaints from lodging to resolution, by reference to the separate complaints procedure; connects to clause 17.5.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
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- 20.1Certification fee paymentKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: a payment duty on companies seeking or keeping certification, concerning fees and charges set by the programme operator; connects to clause 20.4.
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- 20.2Non-refundable application feesKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: refunds of application fees, a rule for applications that end without the certification sought; connects to clause 20.1.
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- 20.3Timing of the fee scheduleKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: which fee schedule applies to a company, and the reason fees and charges are open to change; connects to clause 20.4.
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- 20.4Publication of fee ratesKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: publication of current fee rates on the programme operator's website; connects to clause 20.1 and clause 20.3.
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- 21.1Formal warning for non-complianceKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: the programme operator's power to issue a formal warning notice to a certified company, and the grounds for it; connects to clause 21.2 and clause 22.2.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
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- 21.2Suspension due to warning noticeKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: the effect of a warning notice on the Certificate of Compliance, a suspension and the conditions for lifting it; connects to clause 21.1 and clause 22.1.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
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- 22.1Certification status changesKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: the programme operator's powers over certification status, subject to the appeal rules; connects to clause 22.2 and clause 21.2.
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- 22.2Certification status conditionsKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: the circumstances in which decisions on certification status are considered, concerning the certified company's conduct and standing; connects to clause 22.1, clause 8.7 and clause 20.1.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
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- 22.3Supplier listing removalKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: removal of clients that lose certification from the public supplier listing, plus internal record-keeping; a duty for the programme operator tied to clause 22.1 and the register in clause 27.1.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
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- 23.1.1Notice from Steel Sustainability AustraliaKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: the form and delivery of formal notices from the programme operator to a client or company; a notice provision paired with clause 23.2.1.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
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- 23.1.2Public information program statementsKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: when general public statements about the programme count as delivered, and the notification of registered companies; a deemed-delivery provision connected to clause 17.9.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
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- 23.2.1Notice issuance requirementsKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: the form and destination of formal notices from a client or certified company to the programme operator; a notice provision paired with clause 23.1.1.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
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- 24.3Rule change notificationKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: notification of rule changes to clients through their company contacts, and the client's duty to apply those changes; connected to clause 6.2.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
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- 25.1Liability relief due to force majeureKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: mutual relief from liability for events beyond a party's control; a force majeure exemption connected to clause 26.1.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
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- 26.1Liability for damages and lossesKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: an exclusion of the programme operator's liability towards client companies for its programme services; connected to clause 25.1.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
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- 27.1Publicly accessible certificate holder registerKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: the public register of certificate holders, its name, and public inspection of it; a definition and access provision connected to clause 17.7.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
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- 28.1Certificate return policyKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: ownership of the certificate and its return to the programme operator; a duty for certified companies, connected to clause 13.1.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
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- 29.2 b)Certification mark usageKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: where the certification mark appears and the scope it is tied to; a condition on certified companies, connected to clause 13.1.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
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- 29.2 g)Certification mark application restrictionsKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: a restriction on applying the certification mark to certain kinds of report; connected to clause 13.1.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
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- 29.2 j)Certification mark usage policyKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: the programme operator's control over unacceptable uses of the certification mark, and disputes about it; a duty for clients, connected to clause 13.1.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
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- 29.2 l)Advertising content accuracyKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: keeping advertising in line with a reduced scope or level of certification; an accuracy duty for clients, connected to clause 13.1.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
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- 29.2 n)Certification mark usageKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: protecting the programme's reputation in the use of certification, and the operator's right to end certification; a condition for keeping certification, connected to clause 22.1.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
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- 29.2 o)Certification mark usageKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: accuracy of client statements about certification and of how certification documentation is used; a bar on misleading claims connected to clause 13.2.
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- 29.2 r)Certification mark web usageKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: display of the certification mark on client websites; a condition on web use for clients, connected to clause 13.1.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
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- 5.1Eligibility criteria for the programKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: which steel businesses are open to certification, with a separate route for raw steel mills; an eligibility provision connected to clause 16.1.
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- 5.3Online application managementKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: online management of the application and certification process, and registration of a client user on the dashboard; connected to clause 6.2.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
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- 5.4Publication of pending certificationKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: publication of new applicants on the public supplier listing ahead of certification; a programme operator step connected to clauses 20.1 and 27.1.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
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- 5.5Access to compliance toolsKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: client access to compliance tools and resources through the dashboard after payment; connected to clauses 5.3 and 20.1.
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