Australian Consumer Law

 

Chapter 3 - Specific Protections

Part 3-3-Safety of consumer goods and product related services

Division 2 - Bans on consumer goods and product related services

Subdivision B - Permanent bans

114 Permanent bans on consumer goods or product related services

(1) The Commonwealth Minister may, by written notice published on the internet, impose a permanent ban on consumer goods of a particular kind if:

(a) one or more interim bans on consumer goods of that kind (the banned goods), or on consumer goods of a kind that include the banned goods, are in force; or

(b) it appears to the Commonwealth Minister that:

(i) consumer goods of that kind will or may cause injury to any person; or

(ii) a reasonably foreseeable use (including a misuse) of consumer goods of that kind will or may cause injury to any person.

(2) The Commonwealth Minister may, by written notice published on the internet, impose a permanent ban on product related services of a particular kind if:

(a) one or more interim bans on product related services of that kind (the banned services), or on product related services of a kind that include the banned services, are in force; or

(b) it appears to the Commonwealth Minister that:

(i) as a result of services of that kind being supplied, consumer goods of a particular kind will or may cause injury to any person; or

(ii) a reasonably foreseeable use (including a misuse) of consumer goods of a particular kind, to which such services relate, will or may cause injury to any person as a result of such services being supplied.