Consumer Goods (Baby Bath Aids) Safety Standard 2017 (Cth)

Consumer Goods (Baby Bath Aids) Safety Standard 2017 I, Michael McCormack, Minister for Small Business, make the following safety standard.

Dated 19 October 2017

Michael McCormack Minister for Small Business

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Name 2 Commencement 3 Authority 4 Schedules 5 Definitions Part 2—Requirements Division 1—Basic requirements 6 Requirements during transitional period 7 Requirements after transitional period Division 2—Details of requirements 8 Baby bath aid to have warning statement 9 Packaging in which baby bath aid supplied to display warning statement Division 3—Details of alternative requirements that apply during transitional period 10 Requirements of the Trade Practices (Consumer Product Safety Standard) (Baby Bath Aids) Regulations 2005 Schedule 1—Repeals Trade Practices (Consumer Product Safety Standard) (Baby Bath Aids) Regulations 2005

Part 1—Preliminary

1 Name This instrument is the Consumer Goods (Baby Bath Aids) Safety Standard 2017.

2 Commencement This instrument commences on the day after this instrument is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.

3 Authority This instrument is made under subsection 104(1) of the Australian Consumer Law. Note: The reference to the Australian Consumer Law is a reference to Schedule 2 to the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 as it applies as a law of the Commonwealth, States and Territories: see section 140K of that Act and corresponding provisions of Acts of States and Territories applying that Schedule.

4 Schedules Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

5 Definitions In this instrument: baby bath aid means a device designed to support a baby while the baby is being bathed. transitional period means the period of 12 months beginning on the day this instrument commences. US Standard means the American Society for Testing and Materials Standard ASTM F1967‑13 Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Infant Bath Seats, as in force or existing at the time when this instrument commences. Note: The US Standard could in 2017 be purchased from SAI Global's website (https://www.saiglobal.com). The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission can make a copy of the standard available for viewing at one of its offices, subject to licensing conditions.