Disclaimer & copyright

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Web content is not legal advice

The material on this site is not and should not be regarded as legal advice. Users should seek their own legal advice where appropriate. Every effort is made to ensure that the material is accurate and up to date. However, we do not guarantee or warrant the accuracy, completeness, or currency of the information provided.

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Copyright

We encourage the distribution and exchange of information provided on our website. The Commonwealth owns the copyright in all material produced by our staff. All material presented on this website is provided under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia, with the exception of:

  • the Commonwealth Coat of Arms
  • the ACCC logo
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The details of the relevant licence conditions are available on the Creative Commons website, as is the full legal code for the CC BY 3.0 AU licence.

Wherever a third party holds copyright in material presented on this website, the copyright remains with that party. Their permission may be required to use the material.

The ACCC has made all reasonable efforts to:

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Material obtained from this website is to be attributed to the ACCC as: © Commonwealth of Australia.

Requests and enquiries concerning reproduction and rights should be directed to the:

Director Corporate Communications
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
GPO Box 3131
CANBERRA ACT 2601

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If you wish to re-publish or otherwise use the information in this publication, please check the information for currency and accuracy with us prior to publication. This should be done prior to each publication edition, as ACCC guidance and relevant transitional legislation frequently change.

Using the Commonwealth Coat of Arms

The terms of use for the Coat of Arms are available from the It’s an Honour website.

Linking to Product Safety Australia

If you would like to help raise awareness of product safety we are happy for you to link to pages on our website, but please observe the following conditions:

  1. Links must be presented in a way which fairly represents our role and our site(s).
  2. The context in which you insert the link must not give your visitors the impression that your site, or your company, is sponsored or endorsed by us.
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Google translate

The ACCC is trialling the use of Google Translate. Alternatively, translating and interpreting services are available by calling: 

  • 131 450
  • then give them the ACCC's number: 1300 302 502.

Google Translate is used on this website to provide an automatic language translation service. The ACCC is not responsible for this service and cannot guarantee the accuracy of the translations. If there is any confusion with the meaning of translated content, please refer to the original English version of the website. All the content on this website, even in translated form, remains the property of the ACCC. Any information you complete on our webforms using Google Translate will be handled in accordance with the Google Translate Data Usage Policy.

This service may contain translations powered by Google. Google disclaims all warranties related to the translations, express or implied, including any warranties of accuracy, reliability, and any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and noninfringement.

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