Updated November 2026·Independently researched·10 min read
Test and tag in Adelaide runs $3.50–$9.50 per item
for a job of 1 to 50 items, as published by testers (most ex GST) - larger jobs, minimum charges, RCD and exit light tests below
A Mawson Lakes childcare centre with a modest count of kitchen appliances, heaters and chargers is quoted $3.50–$9.50 per item, $5.50 typical, and usually the minimum site charge of $89–$250 rather than the per-item sum. A Wingfield recycling plant with balers, chargers, tools and leads across the floor prices at $2.10–$4.95 per item once the count passes 200.
+5.3%Test and Tag costs in Adelaide are up around 5.3% over the past year, re-verified against 90+ sources in November 2026.Year on year
Typical per-item rate in Adelaide, 1-50 items
$5.50
per item tested and tagged, Adelaide 2026, as published
Test and tag, 1-50 items
$3.50-$9.50
Test and tag, 51-200 items
$3.20-$6
Test and tag, 200+ items
$2.10-$4.95
$3.50$5.50$9.50
Test and tag in Adelaide is quoted per item with volume breaks, and the count sets the band: $3.50–$9.50 per item for a job of 1 to 50 items, $3.20–$6 per item for 51 to 200 and $2.10–$4.95 per item for 200 or more. Under a stated count the minimum site charge of $89–$250 applies instead, so a Jetty Road Glenelg cafe or a Prospect Road shop pays the minimum, not a per-item total.
Two Adelaide quotes for the same premises part ways on access and on what is counted beside the appliances. A Rundle Mall or Riverbank tower floor is an after-hours booking with a dock slot; a business spread across Keswick, Mile End and Mawson Lakes is three visits with three minimums. Fixed RCDs are priced at $5–$20 per unit, portable RCDs at $5.49–$12 per unit and emergency and exit lights at $7–$20 per fitting, counted apart from the appliance tally and listed on their own lines.
The remaining lines come from the kind of site: microwave leakage tests at $5–$30 per unit in a Gouger Street or Peel Street kitchen, three-phase equipment at $4–$9.50 per item in a Regency Park or Lonsdale plant, fire extinguisher or fire blanket inspections at $10–$35 per unit bundled with the visit, extension leads and power boards at $2–$8 per item, and a plug top replaced on the spot at $15–$55 per item. An Edinburgh site nobody has counted is quoted at the hourly rate of $60–$150.
Quick answerTest and tag in Adelaide runs $3.50–$9.50 per item for a job of 1 to 50 items in 2026, $3.20–$6 per item for 51 to 200 items and $2.10–$4.95 per item for 200 or more, with a minimum site charge of $89–$250 where the item count is small. Fixed RCD tests add $5–$20 per unit and emergency and exit light tests $7–$20 per fitting. Prices are as published by testers, most of them ex GST. Get free Adelaide quotes →
Test and Tag Prices in Adelaide 2026: Cost Table and Price List
Service
Low
Typical
High
Test and tag, 1-50 items
$3.50per item
$5.50
$9.50
Test and tag, 51-200 items
$3.20per item
$4.50
$6
Test and tag, 200+ items
$2.10per item
$3.50
$4.95
Minimum site charge or call-out
$89per visit
$125
$250
Fixed RCD test, push-button and trip time
$5per unit
$15
$20
Portable RCD test
$5.49per unit
$9.50
$12
Emergency and exit light test, six-monthly
$7per fitting
$12
$20
Microwave leakage test
$5per unit
$15
$30
Three-phase equipment test
$4per item
$8
$9.50
Fire extinguisher or fire blanket inspection, with a test-and-tag visit
$10per unit
$15
$35
Hourly rate, unknown item count or complex site
$60per hour
$90
$150
Extension lead or power board test
$2per item
$5
$8
Plug top replaced on site
$15per item
$25
$55
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Prices are as published by testers, most of them ex GST. Adelaide metro, November 2026.
What does test and tag cost per item in Adelaide?$3.50–$9.50 per item for a small job of 1 to 50 items, $5.50 typical. The rate steps down with volume: $3.20–$6 per item for 51 to 200 items and $2.10–$4.95 per item for 200 or more, and most testers apply a minimum site charge of $89–$250.
What gets added to a Adelaide test and tag quote?Fixed RCD push-button and trip-time tests at $5–$20 per unit, portable RCDs at $5.49–$12 per unit, emergency and exit lights at $7–$20 per fitting, microwave leakage tests at $5–$30 per unit, three-phase equipment at $4–$9.50 per item, and a plug top replaced on the spot at $15–$55 per item.
Worked Test and Tag Cost Scenarios — Adelaide
Three Adelaide jobs priced from this page's rows: a Mawson Lakes childcare centre, a Wingfield recycling plant and a Gouger Street restaurant. Each line names the row it draws on; the quote you receive prices your own count and access.
Mawson Lakes childcare centre. A childcare centre in Mawson Lakes has its kitchen appliances, heaters, laundry machines, laptops and chargers tested at $3.50–$9.50 per item ($5.50 typical) on a visit booked outside session hours, the fixed RCDs on the board at $5–$20 per unit and the emergency and exit lights at $7–$20 per fitting on the same visit, with the register left in the director's office and emailed to the operator.
Wingfield recycling plant. A recycling plant in Wingfield counts balers, conveyors, chargers, hand tools and leads past 200 items at $2.10–$4.95 per item, with three-phase equipment at $4–$9.50 per item on its own line, extension leads and power boards at $2–$8 per item and the portable RCDs on the sorting line at $5.49–$12 per unit; failed plug tops are swapped on the spot at $15–$55 per item so the line keeps moving.
Gouger Street restaurant. A Gouger Street restaurant with a small count of woks, rice cookers, slicers and bar fridges pays the minimum site charge of $89–$250 ($125 typical) rather than the $3.50–$9.50 per-item rate once the count is known, adds microwave leakage tests at $5–$30 per unit and has its extinguishers and fire blankets inspected at $10–$35 per unit on the same mid-morning visit before service.
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Test and Tag Costs by Sector in Adelaide
Adelaide's test and tag work runs from the CBD, Riverbank, Keswick and Mile End offices, through the kitchens of Peel Street, Gouger Street and Glenelg and the strips at The Parade Norwood, King William Road Hyde Park, Prospect Road and Jetty Road Glenelg, to the plants of Wingfield, Regency Park, Lonsdale and Edinburgh and the centres at Westfield Marion, Westfield Tea Tree Plaza and Burnside Village.
CBD, Riverbank, Keswick and Mile End offices - Laptops, docks, printers and kitchenettes at $3.50–$9.50 or $3.20–$6 per item by count, fixed RCDs at $5–$20 per unit and emergency and exit lights at $7–$20 per fitting on separate lines; the after-hours window and the dock booking are the lines to check on a tower quote.
Wingfield, Regency Park, Lonsdale and Edinburgh plants - Sites that pass 200 items at $2.10–$4.95 per item, three-phase equipment at $4–$9.50 per item, portable RCDs at $5.49–$12 per unit, leads and power boards at $2–$8 per item and the on-the-spot plug top at $15–$55 per item; ask for the failed-item list in the register before the tester drives off.
Peel Street, Gouger Street and Glenelg dining - Small counts that land on the minimum of $89–$250, microwave leakage tests at $5–$30 per unit and fire extinguisher and fire blanket inspections at $10–$35 per unit on the same visit; the booking is before service, and a group with venues on all three pays a minimum at each.
The Parade, King William Road, Prospect Road and Jetty Road shops - A single shop sits in the $3.50–$9.50 per-item band or on the minimum of $89–$250; a chain with tenancies at Westfield Marion, Westfield Tea Tree Plaza and Burnside Village is priced as spread-out sites, each with its own minimum, and the quote should list them.
Mawson Lakes campuses, childcare, gyms and cleaning contractors - Campuses and gyms pass 51 items and price at $3.20–$6 per item; childcare centres and cleaning contractors with equipment that moves between sites often take the hourly rate of $60–$150 where the count cannot be stated, with the register and report the thing to insist on.
What a Compliant Test and Tag Quote Includes — Cost in Adelaide
Before comparing Adelaide quotes, check each one prices the same item count in the same band, says whether the minimum site charge covers a stated number of items, and lists RCDs, exit lights, microwaves and three-phase equipment on their own lines with the GST basis stated.
The per-item rate and the band it sits in - 1 to 50, 51 to 200 or 200 or more items - at $3.50–$9.50, $3.20–$6 or $2.10–$4.95 per item
The minimum site charge at $89–$250 and exactly how many items it covers before the per-item rate starts
Fixed RCD push-button and trip-time tests at $5–$20 per unit and portable RCDs at $5.49–$12 per unit, counted separately from appliances
Emergency and exit light tests at $7–$20 per fitting, with the six-monthly discharge test named
Microwave leakage tests at $5–$30 per unit and three-phase equipment at $4–$9.50 per item as their own lines
Fire extinguisher and fire blanket inspections at $10–$35 per unit where bundled with the visit, and who services them otherwise
Extension leads and power boards at $2–$8 per item, and the on-site repair basis - a plug top replaced at $15–$55 per item
The tester's competency - a nationally accredited portable appliance testing course or an electrical licence - and the register and report included
A single GST basis across every line, with the retest interval the quote assumes and the tester's ABN and insurance
Test and tag cost in Adelaide: offices, plants and dining strips
Test and tag cost in Adelaide is a per-item rate that falls with volume: $3.50–$9.50 per item for 1 to 50 items (typically $5.50), $3.20–$6 per item for 51 to 200 (typically $4.50) and $2.10–$4.95 per item for 200 or more (typically $3.50). Beneath the small end sits the minimum site charge of $89–$250, and a Adelaide quote should state how many items it covers before the per-item rate starts.
Access and plant fill in the rest of a Adelaide quote. A Rundle Mall or Riverbank tenancy adds an after-hours window and a dock slot; a business with sites at Keswick, Mile End and Mawson Lakes adds a minimum per site; a Regency Park or Lonsdale plant adds three-phase equipment at $4–$9.50 per item. Around the appliances sit fixed RCDs at $5–$20 per unit, portable RCDs at $5.49–$12 per unit, emergency and exit lights at $7–$20 per fitting, microwave leakage tests at $5–$30 per unit, fire extinguisher inspections at $10–$35 per unit, leads and power boards at $2–$8 per item and the plug top replaced on site at $15–$55 per item, with the hourly rate of $60–$150 for a site whose count is unknown.
SafeWork SA reproduces the model Code of Practice interval table: equipment in factories, workshops, manufacturing, assembly, maintenance and fabrication is tested every 6 months, with a portable RCD push-button tested daily or before every use, a fixed RCD push-button every 6 months and RCD operating-time tests every 12 months; equipment that is flexed in normal use or sits in a hostile environment every 12 months; equipment that is not flexed, not open to abuse and not in a hostile environment every 5 years; residential-type areas such as hotels, motels, boarding houses, halls and hostels every 2 years; commercial cleaning equipment every 6 months; and hire equipment inspected before each hire and tested and tagged every 3 months. Only a competent person may inspect and test: someone who has completed a nationally accredited portable appliance testing course through a registered training organisation, or a licensed electrical worker. The standards it cites are AS/NZS 3760:2022, AS/NZS 3012:2010 for construction and demolition sites and AS/NZS 5762 after a repair. AS/NZS 3760:2022, In-service safety inspection and testing of electrical equipment and RCDs, was published on 29 June 2022 as a complete revision superseding AS/NZS 3760:2010, and Standards Australia describes its interval recommendations as based on equipment type, environment and usage; AS/NZS 2293.2:2019 is the routine service and maintenance part of the emergency lighting and exit sign standard. Have the Adelaide tester show the course or licence on the quote and name the register and report that stay behind, so the next booking comes from the register.
Test and tag cost by item count and site type in Adelaide
Quick answerAdelaide pricing follows the count: a Jetty Road Glenelg cafe or a King William Road Hyde Park shop sits on the minimum of $89–$250 or in the $3.50–$9.50 per-item band, a Keswick or Mile End office floor at $3.20–$6 per item, and a Wingfield or Edinburgh plant at $2.10–$4.95 per item.
Count moves an Adelaide test and tag price in bands. To 50 items the rate is $3.50–$9.50 per item, from 51 to 200 it is $3.20–$6 and from 200 it is $2.10–$4.95, so a boutique on The Parade Norwood and a Riverbank floor pay a different rate for the same laptop. At the bottom the minimum site charge of $89–$250 replaces the per-item sum, which is the figure a Glenelg kiosk or a Prospect Road cafe is really quoted.
Site type adds the lines count cannot. A Regency Park or Lonsdale plant adds three-phase equipment at $4–$9.50 per item, portable RCDs at $5.49–$12 per unit and leads and power boards at $2–$8 per item; a CBD or Keswick office adds fixed RCDs at $5–$20 per unit and emergency and exit lights at $7–$20 per fitting; a Peel Street or Gouger Street kitchen adds microwave leakage tests at $5–$30 per unit and fire extinguisher inspections at $10–$35 per unit. Failed plug tops are replaced on the spot at $15–$55 per item, and an Edinburgh site with no count goes to the hourly rate of $60–$150.
Frequently Asked Questions — Test and Tag Cost in Adelaide
What is the price of test and tag in Adelaide?
From our Adelaide table: $3.50–$9.50 per item for 1 to 50 items (typically $5.50); $3.20–$6 per item for 51 to 200 items (typically $4.50); $2.10–$4.95 per item for 200 or more (typically $3.50); minimum site charge $89–$250.
How much does test and tag cost per item in Adelaide?
A small job of 1 to 50 items costs $3.50–$9.50 per item in Adelaide, with $5.50 typical, and the rate steps down to $3.20–$6 for 51 to 200 items and $2.10–$4.95 for 200 or more. A Rundle Mall or Riverbank floor adds an after-hours window and a dock booking to the visit; a single shop on Prospect Road needs neither, and a business spread across Keswick, Mile End and Mawson Lakes pays a minimum at each site.
What is the minimum charge for test and tag in Adelaide?
Going by our Adelaide table, the minimum site charge or call-out is $89–$250, typically $125, and it usually covers a stated number of items before the per-item rate applies. Cafes on Jetty Road Glenelg, kiosks on the Riverbank and single shops on The Parade Norwood are the Adelaide buyers who usually land on the minimum, and the quote should say how many items it covers.
How much does RCD testing cost in Adelaide?
A fixed RCD push-button and trip-time test is $5–$20 per unit on our Adelaide table, with $15 typical, and a portable RCD test $5.49–$12 per unit; both are counted separately from the appliances plugged into them.
How often does equipment need to be tested and tagged in Adelaide?
SafeWork SA reproduces the model Code of Practice interval table: equipment in factories, workshops, manufacturing, assembly, maintenance and fabrication is tested every 6 months, with a portable RCD push-button tested daily or before every use, a fixed RCD push-button every 6 months and RCD operating-time tests every 12 months; equipment that is flexed in normal use or sits in a hostile environment every 12 months; equipment that is not flexed, not open to abuse and not in a hostile environment every 5 years; residential-type areas such as hotels, motels, boarding houses, halls and hostels every 2 years; commercial cleaning equipment every 6 months; and hire equipment inspected before each hire and tested and tagged every 3 months. Only a competent person may inspect and test: someone who has completed a nationally accredited portable appliance testing course through a registered training organisation, or a licensed electrical worker. The standards it cites are AS/NZS 3760:2022, AS/NZS 3012:2010 for construction and demolition sites and AS/NZS 5762 after a repair. For an Adelaide site, have the tester print the retest date on each tag and in the register so a Mawson Lakes campus or a Wingfield plant books its next visit from the register, not from a guess.
Who is allowed to test and tag in Adelaide?
AS/NZS 3760:2022, In-service safety inspection and testing of electrical equipment and RCDs, was published on 29 June 2022 as a complete revision superseding AS/NZS 3760:2010, and Standards Australia describes its interval recommendations as based on equipment type, environment and usage; AS/NZS 2293.2:2019 is the routine service and maintenance part of the emergency lighting and exit sign standard. On our Adelaide table an hourly rate of $60–$150 applies where the item count is unknown or the site is complex, with $90 typical.
What do emergency and exit light tests cost in Adelaide?
Emergency and exit light tests cost $7–$20 per fitting in Adelaide on a six-monthly cycle, with $12 typical, and most testers quote them alongside the appliance visit. Office floors in the CBD, Keswick and Mile End and tenancies at Westfield Marion and Tea Tree Plaza are the usual Adelaide jobs; ask for the fittings counted on the quote and the discharge test shown as its own line.
Does test and tag cover microwaves, three-phase equipment and fire extinguishers in Adelaide?
A microwave leakage test is $5–$30 per unit, three-phase equipment $4–$9.50 per item and a fire extinguisher or fire blanket inspection bundled with the visit $10–$35 per unit on our Adelaide table. Peel Street, Gouger Street and Glenelg kitchens buy the microwave line in Adelaide, and Wingfield, Regency Park and Lonsdale plants the three-phase line; ask whether the extinguisher inspection is on the same visit or quoted by a separate fire contractor.
What does a failed item cost to fix during a Adelaide test and tag visit?
A plug top replaced on site costs $15–$55 per item on our Adelaide table, with $25 typical, and an extension lead or power board test $2–$8 per item. AS/NZS 3760:2022, In-service safety inspection and testing of electrical equipment and RCDs, was published on 29 June 2022 as a complete revision superseding AS/NZS 3760:2010, and Standards Australia describes its interval recommendations as based on equipment type, environment and usage; AS/NZS 2293.2:2019 is the routine service and maintenance part of the emergency lighting and exit sign standard. On an Adelaide quote, ask for failed items to be listed in the register with the plug top at $15–$55 per item on its own line, so the repair and the retest can be reconciled after the visit.