{"id":"F2005B01064","name":"Trade Practices Act 1974 - Consumer Protection Notice No. 6 of 1999 - Amendment to Consumer Product Safety Standard: Child Restraint Systems for use in Motor Vehicles","slug":"trade-practices-act-1974-consumer-protection-notice-no-6-of-1999-amendment-to-consumer-product-safet","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":32414,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B01064-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Trade Practices Act 1974 - Consumer Protection Notice No. 6 of 1999 - Amendment to Consumer Product Safety Standard: Child Restraint Systems for use in Motor Vehicles","content":"COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nTrade Practices Act 1974\n\nConsumer Protection Notice No 6 of 1999\n\nAMENDMENT TO CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY STANDARD: CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS FOR USE IN MOTOR VEHICLES\n\nI, JOSEPH BENEDICT HOCKEY, Minister for Financial Services and Regulation, pursuant to section 65E of the Trade Practices Act 1974, hereby DECLARE that the consumer product safety standard for child restraint systems for use in motor vehicles as published in Consumer Protection Notice No. 2 of 1996 in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No S 500 of 18 December 1996 is amended by adding immediately below the existing paragraph of Division 2: Specified Standard, the following paragraph:\n\nGoods described under clause 2 of Division 1 may be supplied for child restraint systems made to the requirements of Australian Standard AS 1754-1975 as amended by Amendment No. 1 of February 1976, Amendment No. 2 of March 1978, Amendment No.3 of July 1979, the Corrigendum of October 1979 and Amendment No. 4 of July 1985.\n\nDated this 22nd day of June 1999\n\nJoe Hockey\n\nMinister for Financial Services and Regulation","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1305},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Expands the scope by adding an alternative compliance pathway. The original 1996 Notice likely restricted supply to the contemporary AS 1754-1990 standard, whereas this amendment permits supply of child restraints meeting the superseded AS 1754-1975 standard (plus specified amendments), effectively broadening what products can be legally sold."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision adding one paragraph","No definitions section or interpretation provisions","Minimal cross-referencing (only references to previous Consumer Protection Notice No. 2 of 1996 and Australian Standard numbers)","Simple permissive language without nested conditions or exceptions"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This notice allows businesses to legally sell child car seats that meet an older Australian safety standard from 1975 (specifically **AS 1754-1975** with amendments through 1985), rather than being limited to only the newest standard.\n\n**Who it affects:** Manufacturers, importers, and retailers of child restraint systems (car seats, booster seats) in Australia.\n\n**Why it matters:** This creates a \"grandfathering\" provision that lets suppliers sell existing stock or older model seats that meet the 1975 standard, even if newer standards have since been introduced. It provides flexibility for businesses while ensuring the older seats still meet baseline safety benchmarks."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/trade-practices-act-1974-consumer-protection-notice-no-6-of-1999-amendment-to-consumer-product-safet","history":"/api/acts/trade-practices-act-1974-consumer-protection-notice-no-6-of-1999-amendment-to-consumer-product-safet/history","analysis":"/api/acts/trade-practices-act-1974-consumer-protection-notice-no-6-of-1999-amendment-to-consumer-product-safet/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/trade-practices-act-1974-consumer-protection-notice-no-6-of-1999-amendment-to-consumer-product-safet/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/trade-practices-act-1974-consumer-protection-notice-no-6-of-1999-amendment-to-consumer-product-safet/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/trade-practices-act-1974-consumer-protection-notice-no-6-of-1999-amendment-to-consumer-product-safet/documents"}}