{"id":"F2010L03293","name":"Trade Practices Act 1974 - Consumer Protection Notice - Notice of Permanent Ban","slug":"trade-practices-act-1974-consumer-protection-notice-notice-of-permanent-ban","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":85588,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2010L03293-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Trade Practices Act 1974 - Consumer Protection Notice - Notice of Permanent Ban","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\nNOTICE OF PERMANENT BAN\n\n \n\nIN pursuance of section 65C (7) of the Trade Practices Act 1974, I, LIONEL FROST BOWEN, Attorney-General of the Commonwealth of Australia hereby impose a permanent ban on the goods specified below.\n\n \n\nParticulars of Goods:  Glucomannan in tablet form.\n\n \n\nDated this 16th day of December 1986.\n\n \n\n \n\nLIONEL BOWEN\n\nAttorney-General\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a discrete, single-product safety ban issued under specific consumer protection powers. The scope remains precisely limited to the dangerous goods identified (glucomannan tablets) and has not expanded beyond this original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision: one product ban","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the empowering section","No conditional logic or exceptions","Extremely short document (under 150 words of substantive content)","Straightforward administrative instrument format"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **permanent ban on a weight-loss supplement** called glucomannan when sold in tablet form.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Prohibits the sale, supply, or manufacture of glucomannan tablets in Australia\n- This ban applies forever (\"permanent\"), not just temporarily\n\n**What is glucomannan?**\n- A dietary fibre supplement derived from the konjac plant\n- Marketed for weight loss because it swells in the stomach\n- The tablet form was banned because it could expand in the throat before reaching the stomach, causing **choking and blockage of the airway**\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Businesses: cannot import, manufacture, or sell glucomannan in tablet form\n- Consumers: protected from a dangerous product\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Consumer safety legislation in action — the government used its powers to remove a product from the market that posed a serious health risk\n- This was issued under the old Trade Practices Act 1974 (now largely replaced by the Australian Consumer Law), showing how product safety bans have long been part of Australia's consumer protection framework"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The notice as published sets out a narrow, specific scope: a permanent ban on 'Glucomannan in tablet form.' The document contains no indication that its scope departs from that stated purpose. Any change to scope would require additional instruments or statutory action; none are included in this document."},"complexity_factors":["Single‑issue instrument naming one precisely specified good (low substantive breadth).","Relies on an external statutory hook (section 65C(7)) for legal effect; full legal consequences require reading that provision and related enforcement sections.","Notice is short and lacks procedural and enforcement details (timing, prohibited acts, penalties, recall or compensation mechanisms), creating practical ambiguity.","Temporal clarity (declares the ban \"permanent\") reduces complexity about duration but raises questions about later amendment or repeal mechanisms not addressed here.","No definitional material in the notice (e.g. what constitutes 'tablet form') which can create implementation queries for businesses and enforcers."],"plain_english_summary":"This notice, signed by the Attorney‑General on 16 December 1986 under section 65C(7) of the Trade Practices Act 1974, permanently bans one narrowly specified product: \"Glucomannan in tablet form.\" It directly affects manufacturers, importers, distributors and retailers (and indirectly consumers) by removing that specific form from lawful supply. The short declaration names the banned good but gives no rationale or operational details about enforcement, timing or transitional arrangements."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/trade-practices-act-1974-consumer-protection-notice-notice-of-permanent-ban","history":"/api/acts/trade-practices-act-1974-consumer-protection-notice-notice-of-permanent-ban/history","analysis":"/api/acts/trade-practices-act-1974-consumer-protection-notice-notice-of-permanent-ban/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/trade-practices-act-1974-consumer-protection-notice-notice-of-permanent-ban/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/trade-practices-act-1974-consumer-protection-notice-notice-of-permanent-ban/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/trade-practices-act-1974-consumer-protection-notice-notice-of-permanent-ban/documents"}}