{"id":"F2009L02165","name":"Trade Practices (Consumer Product Safety Standard) (Treadmills) Regulations 2009","slug":"trade-practices-consumer-product-safety-standard-treadmills-regulations-2009","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"107 of 2009","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":140311,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L02165-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Trade Practices (Consumer Product Safety Standard) (Treadmills) Regulations 2009","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nTrade Practices (Consumer Product Safety Standard) (Treadmills) Regulations 20091\n\nSelect Legislative Instrument 2009 No. 107\n\nI, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Trade Practices Act 1974.\n\nDated 4 June 2009\n\nQUENTIN BRYCE\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy Her Excellency’s Command\n\nCHRIS BOWEN\n\nMinister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs\n\n1 Name of Regulations\n\nThese Regulations are the Trade Practices (Consumer Product Safety Standard) (Treadmills) Regulations 2009.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThese Regulations commence on day after they are registered.\n\n3 Purpose\n\nThese Regulations prescribe a consumer product safety standard for treadmills.\n\n4 Application\n\n(1) On and after 1 August 2009, these Regulations apply to treadmills that are:\n\n(a) manufactured in Australia on or after that day; or\n\n(b) imported into Australia on or after that day.\n\n(2) On and after 1 December 2009, these Regulations apply to all treadmills:\n\n(a) manufactured in Australia, no matter when they were manufactured; and\n\n(b) imported into Australia, no matter when they were imported.\n\n5 Definitions\n\nIn these Regulations:\n\n> Act means the Trade Practices Act 1974.\n\n> treadmill means an exercise device that consists of an endless conveyor belt that is either rotated manually or by a motor and on which a person can walk or jog in one place.\n\n6 Safety standard\n\n(1) For paragraph 65C (2) (c) of the Act, a treadmill must display a permanent warning label that is conspicuous and visible to a user of the treadmill when the treadmill is being used.\n\n(2) The warning label must bear the following statement:\n\n“WARNING: Keep young children away from this machine at all times. Contact with the moving surface may result in severe friction burns.”\n\n(3) For the statement mentioned in subregulation (2):\n\n(a) the word “WARNING” must appear in bold upper case letters and be not less than 5 millimetres in height; and\n\n(b) the remaining words must be in lower case letters and be not less than 2.5 millimetres in height.\n\n(4) The warning label must be separate from any other warning or label on the treadmill.\n\n> Note\n\n> Note: 1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See http://www.frli.gov.au.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose: establishing a specific consumer product safety standard for treadmills regarding child safety warnings. The scope has not expanded beyond this narrow, technical safety requirement."},"complexity_factors":["Only 6 regulations total, with minimal cross-referencing","Just 2 defined terms ('Act' and 'treadmill')","Simple, linear structure without nested conditions or exceptions","Single substantive requirement (warning label) with straightforward formatting specifications","No delegated powers, review mechanisms, or transitional provisions beyond basic commencement dates"],"plain_english_summary":"This law mandates a safety standard requiring every treadmill sold in Australia to carry a permanent, separate, clearly visible warning label that reads exactly: \"WARNING: Keep young children away from this machine at all times. Contact with the moving surface may result in severe friction burns.\" The word WARNING must be bold, all caps, at least 5mm tall; remaining text at least 2.5mm tall.\n\nIt applies to manufacturers, importers and retailers, with staged compliance from 1 Aug 2009 and full coverage from 1 Dec 2009."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The instrument phases in coverage: from 1 August 2009 it targets treadmills manufactured or imported on/after that date; from 1 December 2009 it expands to cover all treadmills regardless of manufacture/import date. It thereby broadens the scope of regulated products over time and adds a mandatory labelling requirement under the Trade Practices Act."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, single-issue regulation (consumer product safety labelling) — low subject-matter breadth","Prescriptive technical requirements for label wording and minimum letter heights (reg 6(2)-(3)) increase precision but reduce interpretive complexity","Phased commencement dates that expand coverage over time (reg 4(1)-(2)) require staged compliance planning","Defined term limits scope to devices that are an endless conveyor belt for walking/jogging (reg 5)","Integration with the Trade Practices Act safety standard framework (reg 6(1) referencing s 65C of the Act) determines enforcement pathway","Compliance burden is concentrated on manufacturers, importers and sellers who must affix or verify labels; administrative discretion for regulators is limited by the mandatory specifications"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation requires treadmills in Australia to carry a permanent, conspicuous warning label with exact wording and minimum letter heights (\"WARNING\" in bold uppercase ≥5 mm; remaining text ≥2.5 mm). It applies to treadmills manufactured or imported on/after 1 August 2009, and from 1 December 2009 applies to all treadmills regardless of when made or imported. Manufacturers, importers and sellers must ensure the prescribed labelling is fitted."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/trade-practices-consumer-product-safety-standard-treadmills-regulations-2009","history":"/api/acts/trade-practices-consumer-product-safety-standard-treadmills-regulations-2009/history","analysis":"/api/acts/trade-practices-consumer-product-safety-standard-treadmills-regulations-2009/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/trade-practices-consumer-product-safety-standard-treadmills-regulations-2009/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/trade-practices-consumer-product-safety-standard-treadmills-regulations-2009/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/trade-practices-consumer-product-safety-standard-treadmills-regulations-2009/documents"}}