Explanatory Memorandum
(Circulated by authority of the Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury, the Hon Dr Andrew Leigh MP)The Independent Review of the Food and Grocery Code of Conduct Final Report is available here:
https://oia.pmc.gov.au/sites/default/files/posts/2024/06/Final%20Report%20-%20Food%20and%20Grocery%20Review%202024.pdf .
Australian Consumer Law, '
Intergovernmental Agreement for the ACL ' (Webpage).
On 22 March 2024, the bicycle helmet safety standard has been updated .
ACCC, ' Product Safety Australia',
Projectile toys .
ACCC, '
Review of the mandatory standard for projectile toys ' (April 2021).
Consumer Goods (Projectile Toys) Amendment Safety Standard 2021.
Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) sch 2.
The ACCC and state and territory co-regulators take joint responsibility for applying and enforcing the ACL's product safety provisions. These provisions sit alongside specialist safety regimes covering products such as medicines (incl. veterinary), therapeutics, food, pesticides, and chemicals, regulated by specialist regulators.
Australian Consumer Law, 'Intergovernmental Agreement for the ACL' (Webpage).
Memorandum of Understanding between the Commonwealth of Australia and Standards Australia.
World Trade Organization, Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (Webpage).
ACCC, 'Product Safety Australia', ACCC publishes criteria for accepting international standards (22 July 2015).
Ibid.
Standards Australia submission to Consultation RIS, p. 1.
Kidsafe submission to Consultation RIS, pp. 2-4; Consumers' Federation of Australia submission to Consultation RIS, pp. 2-3.
ACCC submission to Consultation RIS, p. 4.
Ibid, p. 5.
Business Council of Australia submission to Consultation RIS, p. 1.
Amazon submission to Consultation RIS, p. 6.
Ibid, p. 3.
NSW Productivity Commissioner to Consultation RIS, p. 1.
Law Council of Australia submission to Consultation RIS, p. 3.
ACMA submission to Consultation RIS, p. 2.
CHOICE submission to Consultation RIS, pp. 1-4.
Explanatory Memorandum - Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Bill (No. 2) 2010, pp. 247-248 [10.30].
ACCC submission to Consultation RIS, p. 2.
AADA submission to Consultation RIS, p. 1.
IKEA submission to Consultation RIS, p. 1.
ASTM International submission to Consultation RIS, p. 1.
ASTM International submission to Consultation RIS, p. 1.
Ibid, p. 2.
Ai Group submission to Consultation RIS, pp. 2, 6.
Ibid, p. 6.
Ibid, pp. 6-7.
The Commonwealth Minister is empowered to make or declare standards under the ACL.
NSW Productivity Commissioner submission to Consultation RIS, pp. 1-2.
Accord submission to Consultation RIS, p. 6.
Ibid.
Standards Australia submission to Consultation RIS, p. 2.
Ibid.
Waterview Bay Consulting submission to Consultation RIS, p. 4.
Ibid.
Dr Catherine Niven submission to Consultation RIS, pp. 1-2.
Ibid.
ACMA submission to Consultation RIS, pp. 1-2.
Ibid, p. 2.
Ibid.
ACCC, 'Consultation paper - International standards associations: Consumer Product Safety', 9 May 2016.
Waterview Bay Consulting submission to Consultation RIS, pp. 2-3.
Product Safety Solutions submission to Consultation RIS, p. 11.
Australian Toy Association submission to Consultation RIS, p. 11.
ACCC submission to Consultation RIS, p. 9.
Australian Toy Association submission to Consultation RIS, p. 10.
Ibid.
Ai Group submission to Consultation RIS, p. 8.
Law Council of Australia submission to Consultation RIS, p. 9.
Kidsafe submission to Consultation RIS, p. 4.
Standards Australia submission to Consultation, p. 13.
ACCC submission to Consultation RIS, p. 3.
Ibid, p. 4.
ESTI, 'Cyber Security for Consumer Internet of Things: Baseline Requirements' (2020).
ACCC, 'Product Safety Australia', Bunk Beds.
Competition and Consumer Amendment (Motor Vehicle Service and Repair Information Sharing Scheme) Bill 2021.
Law Council of Australia submission to Consultation RIS, p. 5.
Dr Andrew McIntosh submission to Consultation RIS, p. 5.
Standards Australia submission to Consultation RIS, p. 18.
Dr Catherine Niven submission to Consultation RIS, p. 2.
Ai Group submission to Consultation RIS, p. 7.
Decathlon submission to Consultation RIS, p. 4.
Decathlon submission to Consultation RIS, pp. 4-5.
ACCC submission to Consultation RIS, pp. 2, 8.
ACCC submission to Consultation RIS, p. 8.
Ibid.
Ibid.
Ai Group submission to Consultation RIS, pp. 5, 9.
Ibid, p. 9.
CESA submission to Consultation RIS, p. 2.
Communications Alliance submission to Consultation RIS, pp. 2, 9.
Ibid, pp. 9-10.
See Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) (CCA), Schedule 2, Australian Consumer Law, ss 104, 105, 134, 135.