All of those you've listed are also "required" by British IEE Regulations, with the exception of #5. (Although naturally a voltage check is made automatically while hooking up the meter for some of the other checks.)
As I've said many times, for residential here it's anything goes. Commercial is another matter, not specifically because of our electrical regulations but because of the "Health & Safety at Work" rules which are enforced by the Health & Safety Executive. Under these rules, many work places now require a full set of annual tests and for records to be kept of the results of earth impedance, insulation values, etc.
