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

Division 1-Safety standards

104 Making safety standards for consumer goods and product related services

(1) The Commonwealth Minister may, by written notice published on the internet, make a safety standard for one or both of the following: (a) consumer goods of a particular kind; (b) product related services of a particular kind.

(2) A safety standard for consumer goods of a particular kind may consist of such requirements about the following matters as are reasonably necessary to prevent or reduce risk of injury to any person:

(a) the performance, composition, contents, methods of manufacture or processing, design, construction, finish or packaging of consumer goods of that kind;

(b) the testing of consumer goods of that kind during, or after the completion of, manufacture or processing;

(c) the form and content of markings, warnings or instructions to accompany consumer goods of that kind.

(3) A safety standard for product related services of a particular kind may consist of such requirements about the following matters as are reasonably necessary to prevent or reduce risk of injury to any person:

(a) the manner in which services of that kind are supplied (including, but not limited to, the method of supply);

(b) the skills or qualifications of persons who supply such services;

(c) the materials used in supplying such services;

(d) the testing of such services;

(e) the form and content of warnings, instructions or other information about such services.

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