Trade Practices Act 1974 - Consumer Protection Notice No. 14 of 2010 - Temporary Ban on Goods

What this does: This notice imposes an 18-month ban on selling certain dangerous candle holders and decorative items.

Who it affects: Retailers, manufacturers, and suppliers of objects designed to hold or decorate candles.

The specific rule: Any object made to hold or decorate a candle is banned if it catches fire and continues burning for 5 seconds or more when exposed to the heat or flame of the candle it holds.

Why it matters: This prevents house fires caused by candle accessories that are dangerously flammable. Instead of smoldering or resisting flame, these items act as fuel, creating a serious safety hazard.

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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

TRADE PRACTICES ACT 1974

Consumer Protection Notice No 14 of 2010

TEMPORARY BAN ON GOODS

I, CRAIG EMERSON, Minister for Competition Policy & Consumer Affairs, pursuant to section 65C(5) of the Trade Practices Act 1974 DECLARE goods of a kind specified below to be unsafe goods.

Particulars of goods:

Objects that are designed to hold or decorate a candle, which when subjected to flame or heat emanating from a candle being so held or decorated, ignite and continue to flame for a period of five seconds or more after ignition.

The effect of this declaration is to ban the supply of these goods for a period of 18 months.

Dated this 22nd day of June 2010

CRAIG EMERSON

Minister for Competition Policy & Consumer Affairs