Well, I thought I'd mentioned it on ECN before, but I've done a search on all my messages on "Australia" and "Australian," and can't find it, so maybe I didn't post on this subject. [Linked Image]

I remember reading about the non-defined active & neutral positions in an article in "Electronics Australia" a few years ago. It was in relation to an old two-way receptacle adapter which had active & neutral the opposite way round on the two outlets.

BJ,
I'm not sure if the angles and spacings are exactly the same as the U.S. "crowfoot" outlet, but as far as I can tell the blades on a normal Australia/New Zealand plug are the same size as those on an American 15 or 20A plug (but without the holes).