Law & conduct

Product safety in Australia is currently governed by a combination of Commonwealth and state and territory legislation. By 2011, a new harmonised system of national regulations will operate with the provision for local state and territory interim bans, where necessary.

In this section will find information about legislation, product liability, penalties and consequences, Commonwealth legal cases relating to product safety. There is also an update on changes to product safety in Australia.

Legislation

This section provides information on legislation across Australia that governs product safety.

Penalties & consequences

This section outlines the enforcement tools available to government consumer protection agencies when unsafe and non-compliant products are supplied. It also includes the results of enforcement actions by government agencies involving products that breach safety bans and mandatory standards.

Legal cases and undertakings

This section provides details of legal cases and court enforceable undertakings. It is searchable by date and product type.

Product liability

This section provides an overview of product liability under the ACL.

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