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Overview of
the Australian Regulations for consumer products
Specifies
minimum safety requirements for babies' dummies to prevent choking and
strangulation hazards.
Baby walkers
(TP Regulation—SR 2002 No. 219—dated 5 September 2002)
A range of
safety requirements based on a
Baby bath
aids (TP Regulation—SLI 2005 No. 83—dated 11 May 2005)
All baby bath
aid products and packaging must carry a visible warning about the dangers of
using baby bath aids.
Balloon-blowing
kits (TP Regulation - SR 1979 No. 134 as amended - as at 1 December 2004)
Tubes of
plastic gum that can be blown to form balloons—must not contain benzene.
Basketball
rings and backboards (TP Regulation—SLI 2005 No 228 dated 6 October 2005)
Regulations to
require basketball rings and backboards to be labelled with a warning about the
usage of these products, and thereby reduce the incidence of deaths and serious
injuries associated with their misuse.
AS/NZS
2063:1996 and the American Snell B95 standard provides a comprehensive range of
performance and other safety requirements.
Bean bags (TP
Regulation - SR 1979 No. 134 as amended—as at 1 December 2004)
Must carry a
label warning of choking hazard of lightweight beads and any openings must be
child-resistant.
A range of key
safety requirements to prevent falls and other entrapment hazards.
A comprehensive
range of performance and other safety requirements for baby capsules, child
seats and other restraints. Offers a choice to suppliers of meeting either the
1995, 2000 or 2004 version of AS/NZS 1754, Child restraint systems for use in
motor vehicles.
Instructions
for the correct care and maintenance of clothing, household textiles,
furnishings, upholstered furniture, bedding, piece goods and yarns;
Instructions to be accessible at point of sale, in most cases permanently
attached; some exclusions apply.
This mandatory
safety standard applies to garments sized 00-14 and includes a limited range of
daywear items. The standard specifies the design, performance and flammability
labelling requirements for children's nightwear, including infant sleepbags and
limited daywear.
Unless covered
by the Therapeutic Goods Act, all cosmetic and toiletry products must be
labelled with a full list of their ingredients.
A range of key
safety requirements to prevent entrapment hazards.
Safe use and
child resistance requirements. Came into effect for imported goods as of
Elastic
luggage straps (TP Regulation—SR 1979 No. 134 as amended—as at 1 December 2004)
Stretch
tie-down straps and cords, including octopus straps must carry a label warning
of eye injury if straps are overstretched.
Moving parts
and other entrapment hazards to be isolated by guards; plus specifications for
integrity of the seat.
A comprehensive
range of performance, safety and labelling requirements.
Specifies a
detailed range of performance, safety and labelling requirements.
Some
performance requirements and a system of marking to alert users of correct use
to avoid drowning.
A comprehensive
range of performance and other safety requirements for products up to certain
capacity limits.
A comprehensive
range of performance and other safety requirements for products up to certain
capacity limits.
A comprehensive
range of performance and other safety requirements.
Paper patterns
for children's nightwear and limited daywear must carry a label advising of the
flammability of certain fabrics.
A comprehensive
range of performance and safety requirements.
A comprehensive
range of performance and safety requirements for products up to certain
capacity limits.
A comprehensive
range of performance and safety requirements for products up to certain
capacity limits.
A comprehensive
range of performance, safety and labelling requirements.
Retail packages
of tobacco products including cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco and cut tobacco
for rolling cigarettes must carry health warnings and corresponding explanatory
messages. Cigarette packages must also carry information messages.
Toys suitable
for children aged up to and including 36 months (not just those marked as such)
must not contain any small parts that may be a choking hazard, nor produce any
small parts when put through a range of tests which simulate normal use and
abuse. The mandatory standard has been extended and now specifies additional
testing for other items such as small balls, pom poms attached to toys and
pre-school play figures.
Specifies
critical safety requirements to prevent entrapment, the provision of a
restraint harness to prevent falls, the provision of a parking brake and
safe-use warning labels. There is also a new requirement for the provision of a
tether strap to help carers retain control of prams and strollers. (Note: This
mandatory standard becomes effective on
Hot water
bottles (TP Regulation SLI 2008 N.17, dated 5 March 2008)
The regulations
specify the minimum safety requirements for hot water bottles. Applicable to
hot water bottles that are manufactured in, or imported into,
Specifies
minimum safety requirements for children's portable folding cots.
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