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Trade Practices Act 1974 - Consumer Protection Notice No. 19 of 2009 - Unsafe Goods Notice

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This Consumer Protection Notice bans the sale, import and supply of sky (Chinese) lanterns in Australia for 18 months.

It targets retailers, importers and manufacturers because lanterns—small open‑flame paper balloons—pose uncontrolled fire, aviation and litter hazards when released.

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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

TRADE PRACTICES ACT 1974

Consumer Protection Notice No. 19 of 2009

UNSAFE GOODS NOTICE

I, CRAIG EMERSON, Minister for Competition Policy and 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:

'Sky Lanterns'. A Sky Lantern is essentially a miniature, unmanned hot air balloon that relies on an open flame as a heat source to heat the air inside the lantern with the intention of causing it to lift into the atmosphere.

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

Dated this 22nd day of September 2009

CRAIG EMERSON

Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs

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