Commonwealth legislation

Trade Practices (Apparel and Related Goods Safety Standard) Regulations

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

16 of 1979

Collection

legislative instrument

Plain English Summary

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These regulations ban a dangerous chemical from being used in clothing and fabric materials sold in Australia.

What it does It makes it illegal for clothing, as well as yarns, fabrics, and synthetic fibres used to make clothing, to contain a chemical called tris (2, 3 dibromopropyl) phosphate (also known as Tris). This chemical was previously used as a flame retardant but is linked to cancer and genetic damage.

Who it affects

Manufacturers and importers of clothing and textiles
Retailers selling apparel and fabric materials
Consumers (by protecting them from exposure to this toxic substance)

Why it matters This rule protects public health by ensuring that everyday clothing and fabric products do not contain a harmful chemical that can be absorbed through the skin.

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Trade Practices (Apparel and Related Goods Safety Standard) Regulations

Statutory Rules

1979 No. 16

REGULATIONS UNDER THE TRADE PRACTICES ACT 19741

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Trade Practices Act 1974.

Dated this ninth day of February 1979.

ZELMAN COWEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency's Command,

R ELLICOTT

Minister of State for Home Affairs and Minister of State

for the Capital Territory for and on behalf of the

Minister of State for Business and Consumer Affairs

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TRADE PRACTICES (APPAREL AND RELATED GOODS SAFETY STANDARD) REGULATIONS

Citation

These Regulations may be cited as the Trade Practices (Apparel and Related Goods Safety Standard) Regulations.

Commencement

These Regulations shall come into operation on 17 February 1979.

Prescribed consumer product safety standard for apparel and related goods

(1) For the purposes of section 62 of the Trade Practices Act 1974, the consumer product safety standard specified in sub-regulation (2) is prescribed in respect of—

(a) apparel; and

(b) yarns, textile fabrics or synthetic fibres of a kind used in the making of apparel.

(2) The consumer product safety standard referred to in sub-regulation (1) consists of the requirement that—

(a) apparel; and

(b) yarns, textile fabrics or synthetic fibres of a kind used in the making of apparel,

shall not contain tris (2, 3 dibromopropyl) phosphate.

NOTE

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 15 February 1979.

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Statutory Rules

1979 No. 16

REGULATIONS UNDER THE TRADE PRACTICES ACT 19741

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Trade Practices Act 1974.

Dated this ninth day of February 1979.

ZELMAN COWEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency's Command,

R ELLICOTT

Minister of State for Home Affairs and Minister of State

for the Capital Territory for and on behalf of the

Minister of State for Business and Consumer Affairs

–––––––––––

TRADE PRACTICES (APPAREL AND RELATED GOODS SAFETY STANDARD) REGULATIONS

Citation

These Regulations may be cited as the Trade Practices (Apparel and Related Goods Safety Standard) Regulations.

Commencement

These Regulations shall come into operation on 17 February 1979.

Prescribed consumer product safety standard for apparel and related goods

(1) For the purposes of section 62 of the Trade Practices Act 1974, the consumer product safety standard specified in sub-regulation (2) is prescribed in respect of—

(a) apparel; and

(b) yarns, textile fabrics or synthetic fibres of a kind used in the making of apparel.

(2) The consumer product safety standard referred to in sub-regulation (1) consists of the requirement that—

(a) apparel; and

(b) yarns, textile fabrics or synthetic fibres of a kind used in the making of apparel,

shall not contain tris (2, 3 dibromopropyl) phosphate.

NOTE

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 15 February 1979.