6.1

6.1 Change to applicable standards

(1) This section applies if: (a) an item was first manufactured or imported on or after 1 July 1997; and (b) the item complied with each applicable standard; and (c) the label that was applied to the item shows that the item complied with the applicable standards when it was first manufactured or imported; and (d) the supplier has complied with Division 4.2 in relation to the applicable standards mentioned in paragraph (c). (2) This section also applies to an exempt item if: (a) the item does not bear a compliance label; and (b) the item was first manufactured or imported on or after 1 July 1997; and (c) the item complied with each applicable standard; and (d) the supplier has complied with Division 4.2 in relation to the applicable standards mentioned in paragraph (c). (3) If an applicable standard is amended, or a standard (the new standard) becomes an applicable standard, on or after the day on which the item was first manufactured or imported, the supplier: (a) is not required to demonstrate whether the item complies with the applicable standard as amended or with the new standard; and (b) is taken to have complied with Division 4.2 in relation to the applicable standard as amended and in relation to the new standard; and (c) is taken to have complied with Part 3 in relation to the item and may continue to apply the compliance label to the item. (4) Subsection (3) does not apply if: (a) the applicable standard is standard AS/ACIF S006‑2001 or standard AS/ACIF S043.2‑2006; and (b) the item complies with any of the provisions mentioned in Schedule 6; and (c) the supplier is not permitted to claim that the item is taken to comply with standard AS/ACIF S006‑2001 or standard AS/ACIF S043.2‑2006 without the need for demonstration. (5) Subsection (3) does not apply if the applicable standard is ACA TS 034‑1997 and, therefore, a supplier must comply with ACA TS 034‑1997 as in force from time to time.