{"id":"F2010L03283","name":"Trade Practices Act 1974 - Consumer Protection Notice No. 14 of 2010 - Temporary Ban on Goods","slug":"trade-practices-act-1974-consumer-protection-notice-no-14-of-2010-temporary-ban-on-goods","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":85546,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2010L03283-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Trade Practices Act 1974 - Consumer Protection Notice No. 14 of 2010 - Temporary Ban on Goods","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\ntitle: COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\n \n\nTRADE PRACTICES ACT 1974\n\n \n\nConsumer Protection Notice No 14 of 2010\n\n \n\nTEMPORARY BAN ON GOODS\n\n \n\nI, CRAIG EMERSON, Minister for Competition Policy & Consumer Affairs, pursuant to section 65C(5) of the Trade Practices Act 1974 DECLARE goods of a kind specified below to be unsafe goods.\n\n \n\nParticulars of goods:\n\n \n\nObjects that are designed to hold or decorate a candle, which when subjected to flame or heat emanating from a candle being so held or decorated, ignite and continue to flame for a period of five seconds or more after ignition.\n\n \n\n \n\nThe effect of this declaration is to ban the supply of these goods for a period of 18 months.\n\n \n\nDated this 22nd day of June 2010\n\n \n\n \n\nCRAIG EMERSON\n\nMinister for Competition Policy & Consumer Affairs\n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1372},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument remains precisely targeted at its original purpose: temporarily banning specific flammable candle accessories. The scope covers only the single category of goods defined by the 5-second ignition test, with no expansion to related products or additional regulatory requirements."},"complexity_factors":["Single definitional paragraph with no subsections or schedules","Only one quantitative threshold (5 seconds of flaming)","No cross-references to other legislative provisions beyond the empowering section 65C(5)","Fixed duration (18 months) with no renewal mechanisms or variable calculations","No exemptions, exceptions, or conditional applications"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This notice imposes an 18-month ban on selling certain dangerous candle holders and decorative items.\n\n**Who it affects:** Retailers, manufacturers, and suppliers of objects designed to hold or decorate candles.\n\n**The specific rule:** Any object made to hold or decorate a candle is banned if it catches fire and continues burning for **5 seconds or more** when exposed to the heat or flame of the candle it holds.\n\n**Why it matters:** This prevents house fires caused by candle accessories that are dangerously flammable. Instead of smoldering or resisting flame, these items act as fuel, creating a serious safety hazard."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/trade-practices-act-1974-consumer-protection-notice-no-14-of-2010-temporary-ban-on-goods","history":"/api/acts/trade-practices-act-1974-consumer-protection-notice-no-14-of-2010-temporary-ban-on-goods/history","analysis":"/api/acts/trade-practices-act-1974-consumer-protection-notice-no-14-of-2010-temporary-ban-on-goods/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/trade-practices-act-1974-consumer-protection-notice-no-14-of-2010-temporary-ban-on-goods/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/trade-practices-act-1974-consumer-protection-notice-no-14-of-2010-temporary-ban-on-goods/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/trade-practices-act-1974-consumer-protection-notice-no-14-of-2010-temporary-ban-on-goods/documents"}}