3Interpretation

3 Interpretation

In this Part –

AS/NZS ISO 8124 means the Australian/New Zealand Standard entitled AS/NZS ISO 8124.1:2002, Safety of toys, Part 1: Safety aspects related to mechanical and physical properties (ISO 8124 – 1:2000, MOD) published jointly by Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand on 16 May 2002;

discharge mechanism has the same meaning as in AS/NZS ISO 8124;

improvised projectile means any object (for example, a battery, biro cap or refill, coin, game token, marble, matchstick, nail, stick, paperclip, pebble or pencil) that –

(a) is capable of being used as the projectile of a projectile toy; but

(b) is not supplied with the toy as its projectile or intended, according to the information supplied with the toy, to be its projectile;

projectile has the same meaning as in AS/NZS ISO 8124;

projectile toy with stored energy means a toy that is designed and manufactured to propel a projectile by means of a discharge mechanism capable of storing and releasing energy (whether or not a projectile is actually supplied with the toy);

projectile toy without stored energy means a toy that is designed and manufactured to propel a projectile by means of discharging energy imparted by a child (whether or not a projectile is actually supplied with the toy).