Australian sunglass standard
In 1971 Australia was the first country to introduce a national standard for sunglasses (AS 1067.1: 1990 'Sunglasses and fashion spectacles'). Australia is now one of the few countries along with UK, Germany, France and USA to have a standard for sunglasses. AS/NZS 1067 is the only mandatory sunglass standard in the world and the requirements for complying with the Safety Requirements and Performance Requirements sections are quite demanding. All sunglasses sold in Australia must comply with the standard.

In 2003 a revised sunglass standard AS/NZS 1067:2003: 'Sunglasses and Fashion Spectacles' was released. The new standard defines five categories of lenses:

All sunglasses sold in Australia must be labelled to indicate which AS/NZS 1067:2003 category they comply with to provide consumers with the necessary information to select the correct sunglasses or fashion spectacles depending on their intended use.

For best protection choose wrap around sunglasses to reduce the amount of UVR entering from the sides. Non-wraparound designs allow UVR to enter from the sides reducing protection to the eyes even though the lenses themselves may provide 100% UVR protection. ARPANSA developed an eye protection factor (EPF) where sunglasses that comply with AS/NZS 1067:2003 can be assigned an EPF rating from 1 to 10. Sunglasses with EPF values of 9 and 10 transmit almost no UVR.

Sunglasses that provide excellent protection need not be expensive; the price of the sunglasses should not be used to gauge the quality of the lenses in respect to protection from UVR. Low cost sunglasses, which comply with the sunglass standard, may also provide excellent protection against UVR.

Prescription glasses, either clear or tinted, are excluded from the AS/NZS 1067 but may still provide protection against UVR. Optometrists have a professional duty to ensure that prescription sunglasses comply with the standard. The standard also covers children's sunglasses. It does not cover toy sunglasses that are clearly identified as such, ski goggles, spectacles for special purposes such as protection in solariums and protection against artificial UVR sources.

Australian safety glasses standard
In 1986 Australia and New Zealand published a joint standard for protective eyewear used in industry. The current standard for safety glasses is AS/NZS 1337:1992 'Eye protectors for industrial applications'. UVR protective eyewear is required in a variety of occupations both indoors and outdoors where UVR may reach potentially hazardous levels. The requirements of protective eyewear for indoor situations are markedly different from outdoor occupational situations. Indoor protective eyewear is generally clear yet transmitting little or no UVR. If the source being used is very bright in the visible region then the eyewear may require some tinting. Eyewear for use outdoors will generally require considerable tinting since the wearer will sometimes be working in full sunlight and possibly near highly reflective surfaces.