{"id":"F2010L03290","name":"Trade Practices Act 1974 - Consumer Protection Notice No. 21 of 2010 - Temporary ban on goods","slug":"trade-practices-act-1974-consumer-protection-notice-no-21-of-2010-temporary-ban-on-goods","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":85575,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2010L03290-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Trade Practices Act 1974 - Consumer Protection Notice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. 21 of 2010 - Temporary ban on goods","content":"COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nTRADE PRACTICES ACT 1974\n\nConsumer Protection Notice No 21 of 2010\n\nTEMPORARY BAN ON GOODS\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\nParticulars of goods:\n\nGoods known as \"yo-yo water balls\" and similar products. These are toys intended to be thrown and returned to the hand, consisting of an elastic cord extendable to at least 500 mm in length, usually with a loop on one end to wear around the finger, and a soft synthetic object on the other. The object may be filled with liquid or air, and/or contain a novelty.\n\nThis ban excludes outdoor and sporting toys, such as a practice tennis ball retained on an elastic tension cord intended to be anchored, a bat with a ball attached by an elastic cord and goods known as the \"Yo-Be Sling Disc.\"\n\nThe effect of this declaration is to ban the supply of these goods for a period of 18 months.\n\nDated this 30th day of June 2010\n\nCRAIG EMERSON\n\nMinister for Competition Policy & Consumer Affairs","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1993},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is the original declaration exercising the specific temporary ban power under section 65C(5) of the Trade Practices Act 1974. The scope is precisely limited to the specific safety concern regarding yo-yo water balls and similar corded toys, consistent with the original intent of the instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Specific dimensional threshold requiring measurement (500mm minimum cord extension)","Three categorical exclusions that require product classification to determine if ban applies","Fixed temporal limitation creating automatic expiry (18 months)","No internal cross-references or dependent clauses, but requires understanding of 'unsafe goods' declaration power under the Act"],"plain_english_summary":"This notice imposes an 18‑month temporary ban on the sale, supply, manufacture and import of “yo‑yo water balls” and similar throw‑and‑catch toys with soft balls on elastic cords stretching ≥50 cm. It stops retailers, wholesalers and consumers from trading or buying them while regulators assess longer‑term action.\n\nThe ban excludes anchored practice balls, bats with cords, and “Yo‑Be Sling Discs” and responds to safety concerns (e.g., strangulation risk)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/trade-practices-act-1974-consumer-protection-notice-no-21-of-2010-temporary-ban-on-goods","history":"/api/acts/trade-practices-act-1974-consumer-protection-notice-no-21-of-2010-temporary-ban-on-goods/history","analysis":"/api/acts/trade-practices-act-1974-consumer-protection-notice-no-21-of-2010-temporary-ban-on-goods/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/trade-practices-act-1974-consumer-protection-notice-no-21-of-2010-temporary-ban-on-goods/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/trade-practices-act-1974-consumer-protection-notice-no-21-of-2010-temporary-ban-on-goods/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/trade-practices-act-1974-consumer-protection-notice-no-21-of-2010-temporary-ban-on-goods/documents"}}