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Trade Practices Act 1974 - Consumer Protection Notice No. 18 of 2010 - Permanent Ban on Goods

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The instrument, signed 30 June 2010 by the Minister for Competition Policy & Consumer Affairs, permanently bans “No Holes Tongue Stud” beads—small single‑opening beads that create a vacuum and are sold as non‑piercing tongue jewellery—on the basis they are unsafe goods. It removes lawful supply of that product type, directly affecting manufacturers, importers, retailers and advertisers and indirectly affecting consumers who buy or use such items.

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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

TRADE PRACTICES ACT 1974

Consumer Protection Notice No 18 of 2010

PERMANENT BAN ON GOODS

I, CRAIG EMERSON, Minister for Competition Policy & Consumer Affairs, pursuant to section 65C(7) of the Trade Practices Act 1974 IMPOSE a permanent ban on goods of a kind specified below.

Particulars of goods:

A "No Holes Tongue Stud" and similar products as described below are unsafe goods.

Description of a "No Holes Tongue Stud":

(i) a small bead with an opening on one side only, which acts to create a vacuum; and

(ii) is intended for use as jewellery on the human tongue, without the need for piercing.

Dated this 30th day of June 2010

CRAIG EMERSON

Minister for Competition Policy & Consumer Affairs

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