{"id":"F2005B01066","name":"Trade Practices Act 1974 - Consumer Protection Notice No. 7 of 1997 - Consumer Product Safety Standard: Vehicle Support Stands","slug":"trade-practices-act-1974-consumer-protection-notice-no-7-of-1997-consumer-product-safety-standard-ve","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":32416,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B01066-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Trade Practices Act 1974 - Consumer Protection Notice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. 7 of 1997 - Consumer Product Safety Standard: Vehicle Support Stands","content":"COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nTrade Practices Act 1974\n\nConsumer Protection Notice No 7 of 1997\n\nCONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY STANDARD – VEHICLE SUPPORT STANDS\n\nI, GEOFFREY DANIEL PROSSER, Minister for Small Business and Consumer Affairs, pursuant to section 65E(1) of the Trade Practices Act 1974, hereby:\n\n(a) REVOKE the consumer product safety standard in respect of vehicle support stands published in Gazette No S504, 29 November, 1985; and\n\n(b) DECLARE that, in respect of goods of a kind specified in Division 1 of the Schedule to this Notice, the standards approved by the Standards Association of Australia specified in Division 2 of the Schedule, are consumer product safety standards for the purposes of section 65C of the Act; and\n\n(c) DECLARE that the standard first mentioned in Division 2 of the Schedule shall cease to have effect on and from 1 January 1999.\n\nSCHEDULE\n\nDivision 1: Particulars of Goods\n\nVehicle support stands with a nominated capacity up to and including 1.5 tonnes.\n\nDivision 2: The Standards\n\nEither\n\nAustralian Standard 2538 – 1985 “Vehicle Support Stands” approved by the Standards Association of Australia on 20 August 1985;\n\nOr\n\nAustralian Standard 2538 – 1995 “Vehicle Support Stands”, approved by Standards Australia on 31 January 1995.\n\nDated this 3rd day of March 1997\n\nGEOFFREY DANIEL PROSSER\n\nMinister for Small Business and Consumer Affairs","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1430},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The notice maintains its original regulatory scope of establishing product safety standards for vehicle support stands. It updates the technical standards applicable to these goods but does not expand the category of regulated products or extend beyond consumer protection into other regulatory domains."},"complexity_factors":["Incorporation by reference of two external technical standards (AS 2538-1985 and AS 2538-1995)","Sunset clause creating a transitional compliance period for the older standard","Specific weight threshold limiting scope to stands rated ≤1.5 tonnes"],"plain_english_summary":"This notice mandates safety standards for vehicle support (jack) stands rated up to 1.5 tonnes, affecting manufacturers, importers and retailers. It revokes the earlier 1985 standard and adopts AS 2538–1985 and the updated AS 2538–1995, with the 1985 standard ceasing to apply from 1 January 1999.\n\nIt matters because it requires stands to meet specific engineering and design rules to reduce risk of collapse and serious injury to people working under vehicles."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/trade-practices-act-1974-consumer-protection-notice-no-7-of-1997-consumer-product-safety-standard-ve","history":"/api/acts/trade-practices-act-1974-consumer-protection-notice-no-7-of-1997-consumer-product-safety-standard-ve/history","analysis":"/api/acts/trade-practices-act-1974-consumer-protection-notice-no-7-of-1997-consumer-product-safety-standard-ve/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/trade-practices-act-1974-consumer-protection-notice-no-7-of-1997-consumer-product-safety-standard-ve/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/trade-practices-act-1974-consumer-protection-notice-no-7-of-1997-consumer-product-safety-standard-ve/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/trade-practices-act-1974-consumer-protection-notice-no-7-of-1997-consumer-product-safety-standard-ve/documents"}}