Federal Register of Legislation
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
COMPETITION AND CONSUMER ACT 2010
Consumer Protection Notice No. 3 of 2016
IMPOSITION OF INTERIM BAN ON HOVERBOARDS that do not meet SPECIFIC safety requirements
I, Kelly O'Dwyer, Minister for Small Business and Assistant Treasurer, pursuant to section 109(1)(a) of the Australian Consumer Law, which is Schedule 2 to the Competition and Consumer Act 2010, impose an interim ban on consumer goods of a kind specified below, because it appears to me that these goods, or a reasonably foreseeable use of these goods, may cause injury to any person.
This Notice commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.
The effect of this Notice is to ban the supply of such consumer goods for a period of 60 days from the day after this Notice is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.
Particulars of Consumer Goods
Hoverboards that do not meet:
(a) The following International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) standards :
1. for batteries, as specified in IEC 62133 Edition 2.0 2012-12 - Secondary Cells and Batteries containing Alkaline or other Non-acid Electrolytes - Safety Requirements for Portable Sealed Secondary Cells, and for Batteries made from them, for use in Portable Applications (IEC 62133); and
2. for battery control systems preventing electrical appliances from attaining excessive temperatures in normal use, as specified in section 11 as amended by Annex B, of IEC 60335-1 Edition 5.1 2013-12 Household and similar Electrical Appliances - Safety - Part 1: General Requirements (IEC 60335-1) or as specified in section 11 as amended by Annex B, of AS/NZS 60335.1:2011 (incorporating amendment Nos 1, 2 and 3); and
3. for battery control systems preventing abnormal operation of electrical appliances, as specified in section 19, as amended by Annex B, of IEC 60335-1 Edition 5.1 2013-12 Household and similar Electrical Appliances - Safety - Part 1: General Requirements or as specified in section 19, as amended by Annex B, of AS/NZS 60335.1:2011 (incorporating amendment Nos 1, 2 and 3); OR
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