Consumer Goods (Button/Coin Batteries) Information Standard 2020 (Cth)

Consumer Goods (Button/Coin Batteries) Information Standard 2020 I, Michael Sukkar, Minister for Housing and Assistant Treasurer, make the following information standard.

Dated 18 December 2020

Michael Sukkar Minister for Housing and Assistant Treasurer

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Name 2 Commencement 3 Authority 4 Definitions 5 Meaning of internationally recognised "keep out of reach of children" symbol 6 Meaning of internationally recognised safety alert symbol 7 Application Part 2—Requirements 8 Requirements to be complied with on and after application day 9 Warnings required on packaging of button/coin batteries 10 Warnings must comply with size, legibility and durability standards 11 Certain lithium button/coin batteries must be marked with internationally recognised "keep out of reach of children" symbol Part 3—Recommendations 12 Purpose of this Part 13 Button/coin batteries should be marked with internationally recognised "keep out of reach of children" symbol 14 Button/coin batteries supplied with electronic platform should include warnings 15 Contact information for Australian Poisons Information Centre should be included with button/coin batteries 16 Advice about the safe disposal of button/coin batteries should be included with button/coin batteries

Part 1—Preliminary

1 Name This instrument is the Consumer Goods (Button/Coin Batteries) Information Standard 2020.

2 Commencement (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Commencement information Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Provisions Commencement Date/Details 1. The whole of this instrument The day after this instrument is registered. 22 December 2020