{"id":"F2020L00686","name":"Consumer Goods (Aquatic Toys) Safety Standard 2020","slug":"consumer-goods-aquatic-toys-safety-standard-2020","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440498,"registerId":"F2020L00686-fast-fetch-1775956105851","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Consumer Goods (Aquatic Toys) Safety Standard 2020","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nConsumer Goods (Aquatic Toys) Safety Standard 2020\n\nI, Michael Sukkar, Minister for Housing and Assistant Treasurer, make the following safety standard.\n\nDated 3 June 2020\n\nMichael Sukkar\n\nMinister for Housing and Assistant Treasurer\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Schedules\n\n5 Definitions\n\n6 Application\n\nPart 2—Basic requirements\n\n7 Requirements during transitional period\n\n8 Requirements after transitional period\n\nPart 3—Details of requirements\n\n9 Main requirements\n\n10 Australian/New Zealand Standard\n\n11 International Standard\n\n12 Warning formatting requirements\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nConsumer Product Safety Standard for Flotation Toys and Aquatic Toys (Consumer Protection Notice No 2 of 2009) (Federal Register of Legislation No. F2009L01474)\n\n \n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Consumer Goods (Aquatic Toys) Safety Standard 2020.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (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.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument The day after this instrument is registered. 12 June 2020\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under subsection 104(1) of the Australian Consumer Law.\n\nNote: 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.\n\n4  Schedules\n\n  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.\n\n5  Definitions\n\n  In this instrument:\n\naquatic toy means a toy that is designed:\n\n (a) to bear the mass of a child under the age of 14; and\n\n (b) for use in play in shallow water by a child;\n\nwhether or not it is inflatable and whether or not it is designed to be worn or otherwise attached to the body.\n\nNote: Examples of aquatic toys include the following:\n\n(a) inflatable novelty shapes;\n\n(b) inflatable boats that are toys and that by virtue of their size and design are intended for use in shallow water;\n\n(c) unattached complete or partial rings.\n\nAustralian/New Zealand Standard means the Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS ISO 8124.1:2019 Safety of toys Part 1: Safety aspects related to mechanical and physical properties, published jointly by, or on behalf of, Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand, as in force or existing at the time when this instrument commences.\n\nNote: The Australian/New Zealand Standard could in 2020 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.\n\nInternational Standard means the International Standard ISO 8124‑1:2018 Safety of toys — Part 1: Safety aspects related to mechanical and physical properties, published by the International Organization for Standardization, as in force or existing at the time when this instrument commences.\n\nNote: The International Standard could in 2020 be purchased from the International Organization for Standardization’s website (https://www.iso.org). 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.\n\ntransitional period means the period of 24 months beginning on the day this instrument commences.\n\n6  Application\n\n (1) This instrument applies to aquatic toys.\n\n (2) However, this instrument does not apply to the following:\n\n (a) beach balls;\n\n (b) surfboards;\n\n (c) bodyboards;\n\n (d) kickboards;\n\n (e) inflatable air beds;\n\n (f) inflatable boats that are not toys or that by virtue of their size and design are intended for use in deep water.\n\nPart 2—Basic requirements\n\n \n\n7  Requirements during transitional period\n\n (1) During the transitional period, an aquatic toy must comply with either:\n\n (a) the requirements in Part 3; or\n\n (b) the Consumer Product Safety Standard for Flotation Toys and Aquatic Toys (Consumer Protection Notice No 2 of 2009), as in force immediately before the commencement of this section.\n\nNote: The Consumer Product Safety Standard for Flotation Toys and Aquatic Toys (Consumer Protection Notice No 2 of 2009) could in 2020 be viewed on the Federal Register of Legislation website (https://www.legislation.gov.au).\n\n (2) This section is repealed at the end of the last day of the transitional period.\n\n8  Requirements after transitional period\n\n  After the transitional period, an aquatic toy must comply with the requirements in Part 3.\n\nPart 3—Details of requirements\n\n \n\n9  Main requirements\n\n  An aquatic toy complies with the requirements in this Part if the aquatic toy:\n\n (a) complies with one of the following:\n\n (i) the requirements in section 10 (Australian/New Zealand Standard);\n\n (ii) the requirements in section 11 (International Standard); and\n\n (b) complies with the requirements in section 12 (warning formatting requirements).\n\nNote: On request by the regulator, a supplier of aquatic toys may be required to nominate the applicable requirements under paragraph (a): see section 108 of the Australian Consumer Law.\n\n10  Australian/New Zealand Standard\n\n (1) An aquatic toy complies with the requirements in this section if the aquatic toy complies with clause 4.20 of the Australian/New Zealand Standard, as affected by Annex B.2.6 as modified by subsection (2).\n\n (2) Annex B.2.6 of the Australian/New Zealand Standard is modified by omitting “should carry” and substituting “shall carry”.\n\n11  International Standard\n\n (1) An aquatic toy complies with the requirements in this section if the aquatic toy complies with clause 4.20 of the International Standard, as affected by Annex B.2.6 as modified by subsection (2).\n\n (2) Annex B.2.6 of the International Standard is modified by omitting “should carry” and substituting “shall carry”.\n\n12  Warning formatting requirements\n\n  An aquatic toy complies with the requirements in this section if the warning it carries:\n\n (a) is in English; and\n\n (b) is clearly legible; and\n\n (c) is clearly visible; and\n\n (d) is indelible.\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\n \n\nConsumer Product Safety Standard for Flotation Toys and Aquatic Toys (Consumer Protection Notice No 2 of 2009) (Federal Register of Legislation No. F2009L01474)\n\n1  The whole of the instrument\n\nRepeal the instrument.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument repeals the 2009 Consumer Product Safety Standard and replaces it with updated mandatory requirements (Schedule 1). It narrows the regulated goods by defining 'aquatic toy' and listing exclusions (s5; s6), introduces a 24‑month transitional period allowing phased compliance (s5; s7–8), and converts a previously discretionary warning phrasing in Annex B.2.6 into a mandatory obligation (s10(2); s11(2))."},"complexity_factors":["References external technical standards (AS/NZS ISO 8124.1:2019 and ISO 8124‑1:2018) whose content is not reproduced in the instrument (s10–11).","Makes a specific textual modification to Annex B.2.6 in both standards (changing “should” to “shall”), converting guidance into a mandatory requirement (s10(2), s11(2)).","Provides a 24‑month transitional regime allowing dual compliance with the old 2009 standard or the new requirements (definition of transitional period; s7–8).","Defines scope and explicit exclusions for what counts as an aquatic toy (s5; s6), creating boundary issues for suppliers and regulators.","Imposes simple, absolute formatting requirements for warnings (language, legibility, visibility, indelibility) that suppliers must meet (s12).","Regulatory discretion: regulator may require suppliers to state which standard they rely on (note to s9), and the instrument is made under ACL enforcement powers (s3)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument requires suppliers to ensure “aquatic toys” (defined at s5) meet specified safety and warning rules: comply with clause 4.20 of AS/NZS ISO 8124.1:2019 or ISO 8124‑1:2018 as modified (s9–11) and carry legible, indelible English warnings (s12). \n\nIt replaces the 2009 flotation/toy standard (Schedule 1), provides a 24‑month transitional period (s5; s7–8) and puts compliance and labelling costs and duties on suppliers; the regulator can ask suppliers to nominate the applicable standard (note to s9)."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation maintains its original narrow scope. It replaces the 2009 Consumer Protection Notice with an updated safety standard for the same product category (aquatic toys). The scope has not expanded beyond consumer safety regulation for children's water toys."},"complexity_factors":["Short instrument: approximately 12 substantive sections","Only 6 defined terms in section 5","Simple conditional structure: basic 'comply with A or B' logic in sections 9-11","Single cross-reference modification (changing 'should' to 'shall' in external standards)","Clear exclusions list in section 6(2) — 6 specific items","Straightforward transitional arrangement: 24-month grace period with binary compliance options","No nested exceptions or complex deeming provisions","External standards incorporated by reference but clearly identified with purchase/viewing information"],"plain_english_summary":"This law tightens safety rules for aquatic toys (inflatable pool rings, novelty floats, toy boats for kids under 14), replacing a 2009 standard. Toys must meet updated AS/NZS or ISO flotation rules and carry a clearly legible, visible, indelible English warning. A 24‑month grace period allowed the old standard, after which only the new rules apply. It affects manufacturers, importers, retailers and parents; excludes beach balls, surfboards, kickboards and proper boats. The change makes warnings legally mandatory to better prevent drowning and injury."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/consumer-goods-aquatic-toys-safety-standard-2020","history":"/api/acts/consumer-goods-aquatic-toys-safety-standard-2020/history","analysis":"/api/acts/consumer-goods-aquatic-toys-safety-standard-2020/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/consumer-goods-aquatic-toys-safety-standard-2020/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/consumer-goods-aquatic-toys-safety-standard-2020/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/consumer-goods-aquatic-toys-safety-standard-2020/documents"}}