Consumer Goods (Infant Sleep Products) Safety Standard 2024
11After the transitional period—household cots
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11 After the transitional period—household cots
General rule (1) After the transitional period, an infant sleep product that is a household cot must comply with both: (a) the requirements in Division 2 (general requirements); and (b) if the household cot is a household cot to which Subdivision C of Division 3 applies—the requirements in that Subdivision (specific requirements). Exception—antique or collectable cots (2) However, a household cot that is an antique or collectable cot that complies with the requirements in subsection (3) does not need to comply with: (a) the requirements in Division 2 (general requirements); or (b) the requirements in Subdivision C of Division 3 (specific requirements); after the transitional period. (3) An antique or collectable cot complies with the requirements of this subsection if the cot: (a) is supplied, or offered for supply, other than for use as a sleeping facility for a child; and (b) has a clearly legible and prominent warning statement described in subsection (4) permanently attached to the cot. (4) The warning must consist of the words “WARNING: this cot does not meet the mandatory safety standard. For display purposes only. It is dangerous to place a child in this cot”.