{"id":"F2005B01097","name":"Trade Practices Act 1974 - Consumer Protection Notice No. 9 of 1990 - Consumer Product Safety Standard: Protective Helmets for Motor Cyclists","slug":"trade-practices-act-1974-consumer-protection-notice-no-9-of-1990-consumer-product-safety-standard-pr","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":32436,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B01097-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Trade Practices Act 1974 - Consumer Protection Notice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. 9 of 1990 - Consumer Product Safety Standard: Protective Helmets for Motor Cyclists","content":"Trade Practices Act 1974\n\nCONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY STANDARD\n\nConsumer Protection Notice No.9\n\nPROTECTIVE HELMETS FOR MOTOR CYCLISTS\n\nI, Michael Carter Tate, Minister of State for Justice and Consumer Affairs, in pursuance of section 65E of the Trade Practices Act 1974, hereby:\n\n(a) revoke the consumer product safety standard in respect of protective helmets for motor cyclists published in Gazette No. S221 of 19 May 1986;\n\n(b) declare that, in respect of goods of the kind specified in Division 1 of the Schedule to this notice, the standard specified in Division 2 of the Schedule, as varied by the variations specified in Division 3 of the Schedule, is a consumer product safety standard for the purposes of section 65C of the Trade Practices Act 1974.\n\nTHE SCHEDULE\n\nDivision 1: Particulars of Goods\n\nProtective helmets for motor cyclists.\n\nDivision 2: The Standard\n\nAustralian Standard 1698-1988, ‘Protective Helmets for Vehicle Users’, published by the Standards Association of Australia on 9 May 1988.\n\nDivision 3: Variations\n\nThe standard specified in Division 2 is varied by:\n\n(i) deleting from clause 4.4 ‘AS 1609’ and inserting ‘AS 1609-1981’;and\n\n(ii) deleting clause 8 (g).\n\nDated this tenth day of December 1990\n\nMICHAEL TATE\n\nMinister of State for\n\nJustice and Consumer\n\nAffairs","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2399},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains its original scope of establishing a mandatory safety standard for motorcycle helmets. It performs a straightforward update, replacing the 1986 technical standard with the 1988 version."},"complexity_factors":["Incorporation by reference to external technical standard (AS 1698-1988) which is not reproduced in the notice","Requires cross-referencing to Australian Standards documents to determine full compliance criteria","Variations require knowledge of the clause structure in the referenced standard to understand what was deleted/modified"],"plain_english_summary":"This notice makes it unlawful to sell motorcycle helmets in Australia unless they comply with Australian Standard AS 1698‑1988 as adopted here, replacing the older 1986 standard. The adopted standard is modified (an updated AS 1609 reference to the 1981 version and deletion of clause 8(g)).\n\nIt affects manufacturers, importers and retailers who must supply compliant helmets, and riders who may only lawfully use approved helmets — ensuring a single safety baseline and penalties for non‑compliance."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/trade-practices-act-1974-consumer-protection-notice-no-9-of-1990-consumer-product-safety-standard-pr","history":"/api/acts/trade-practices-act-1974-consumer-protection-notice-no-9-of-1990-consumer-product-safety-standard-pr/history","analysis":"/api/acts/trade-practices-act-1974-consumer-protection-notice-no-9-of-1990-consumer-product-safety-standard-pr/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/trade-practices-act-1974-consumer-protection-notice-no-9-of-1990-consumer-product-safety-standard-pr/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/trade-practices-act-1974-consumer-protection-notice-no-9-of-1990-consumer-product-safety-standard-pr/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/trade-practices-act-1974-consumer-protection-notice-no-9-of-1990-consumer-product-safety-standard-pr/documents"}}