{"id":"F2016L01028","name":"Competition and Consumer Act 2010 - Consumer Protection Notice No. 6 of 2016 - Extension of the Extended Ban Period for the Interim Ban on Hoverboards that do not meet Specific Safety Requirements","slug":"competition-and-consumer-act-2010-consumer-protection-notice-no-6-of-2016-extension-of-the-extended-","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":129330,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2016L01028-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Competition and Consumer Act 2010 - Consumer Protection Notice No. 6 of 2016 - Extension of the Extended Ban Period for the Interim Ban on Hoverboards that do not meet Specific Safety Requirements","content":"COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nCOMPETITION AND CONSUMER ACT 2010\n\nConsumer Protection Notice No. 6 of 2016\n\nExtension of the EXTENDED ban period FOR THE INTERIM BAN ON HOVERBOARDS THAT DO NOT MEET SPECIFIC SAFETY REQUIREMENTS\n\nI, KELLY O’DWYER, Minister for Small Business and Assistant Treasurer, pursuant to section 111(6) of the Australian Consumer Law, which is Schedule 2 to the Competition and Consumer Act 2010, extend the extended ban period for the interim ban titled ‘Imposition of interim ban on hoverboards that do not meet specific safety requirements’ imposed via Consumer Protection Notice No. 3 of 2016 and extended via Consumer Protection Notice No. 5 of 2016, by a period of 30 days.\n\nThe interim ban period started on 19 March 2016 for a period of 60 days and was then extended for a further 30 days. The extended interim ban period ends on 16 June 2016.\n\nThe effect of this Notice is to extend the extended interim ban period by a further 30 days to 16 July 2016.\n\nThis Notice commences on 17 June 2016.\n\nDated this 13 day of June 2016\n\nKELLY O’DWYER\n\nMinister for Small Business and Assistant Treasurer","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Notice does not change the substantive scope of the interim ban or the safety requirements; it only extends the ban period from 16 June 2016 to 16 July 2016, commencing 17 June 2016 (Ministerial extension under s111(6) ACL)."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, temporal change: single 30‑day extension of an existing interim ban","Clear statutory power invoked (s111(6) Australian Consumer Law) — low legal ambiguity","Affects a limited set of actors (suppliers/importers/retailers) with binary obligation (do not supply)","No new technical or substantive safety requirements introduced — no rule‑making complexity","Administrative discretion confined to duration rather than substantive criteria"],"plain_english_summary":"Extends an interim ban on hoverboards that fail specified safety requirements by 30 days, moving the end date to 16 July 2016 and commencing 17 June 2016. The Minister exercised the power in section 111(6) of the Australian Consumer Law. It affects suppliers/importers/retailers who must not supply banned hoverboards and risk penalties or lost sales; consumers cannot buy non‑compliant models. The change alters only the ban’s duration, not the safety rules."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This notice performs exactly the limited administrative function it was designed for—extending a temporary product safety ban. It does not expand the scope beyond the original interim ban's purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision extending an existing ban by a fixed period","No defined terms section","No conditional logic or exceptions","Only cross-references existing notices (Nos. 3 and 5 of 2016) and the parent Act","Total length: approximately 150 words","Straightforward temporal calculation (30-day extension)"],"plain_english_summary":"This 2016 notice extends Australia’s interim ban on selling or importing hoverboards that fail to meet electrical safety standards by 30 days, moving the deadline to 16 July 2016. It affects sellers, importers and consumers, keeping potentially fire‑hazardous models off the market while regulators finalize permanent safety rules."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/competition-and-consumer-act-2010-consumer-protection-notice-no-6-of-2016-extension-of-the-extended-","history":"/api/acts/competition-and-consumer-act-2010-consumer-protection-notice-no-6-of-2016-extension-of-the-extended-/history","analysis":"/api/acts/competition-and-consumer-act-2010-consumer-protection-notice-no-6-of-2016-extension-of-the-extended-/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/competition-and-consumer-act-2010-consumer-protection-notice-no-6-of-2016-extension-of-the-extended-/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/competition-and-consumer-act-2010-consumer-protection-notice-no-6-of-2016-extension-of-the-extended-/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/competition-and-consumer-act-2010-consumer-protection-notice-no-6-of-2016-extension-of-the-extended-/documents"}}