Description of content: The mandatory
safety standard for toys for children up to and including 36 months
references certain requirements in the 2002 edition of the voluntary
Australian standard. The voluntary Australian standard was updated in 2019,
with some further minor amendments made in 2020.
The
ACCC is proposing to make a new mandatory safety standard for toys for
children up to and including 36 months to allow suppliers to comply with the
most recent edition of the voluntary Australian standard which is the
following:
·
Australian/New
Zealand Standard (AS/NZS ISO 8124.1:2019 – Part 1: Safety aspects related to
mechanical and physical properties.
In
addition, the ACCC proposes to allow suppliers to comply with any of the
following three widely-adopted overseas voluntary standards:
·
International
Standard (ISO 8124-1:2018 Safety of toys – Part 1: Safety aspects related to
mechanical and physical properties)
·
European
Standard (EN 71-1:2014+A1:2018 Safety of toys – Part 1: Mechanical and
physical properties)
·
American
Standard (ASTM F963 – 17 Standard consumer safety specification for toy
safety)
The
new safety standard would not impose any requirements other than those
contained in these voluntary standards. Allowing compliance with these
voluntary standards would reduce the current regulatory complexity and
duplication for suppliers, thereby reducing technical barriers to
trade.
The
draft instrument gives effect to the proposed changes.
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