Australia Competition
and Consumer Commission (ACCC) reviews the voluntary Australian standard and
proposes a new compulsory safety standard on February 25, 2022. This new rule mandates
suppliers’ compliance to the newest standard called Australia/New Zealand Standard on safety aspects related to
mechanical and physical properties.
Furthermore, ACCC
proposes that suppliers should comply with any of these overseas voluntary
standards:
1. International Standard on safety aspects related to
mechanical and physical properties
2. European Standard on mechanical and physical
properties
3. American Standard on standard consumer safety
specification for toy safety
The proposed change is
not to amend any rule in the voluntary standard but to ensure compliance with
the existing rules compulsory for suppliers. The final comment date for this
proposal is April 29, 2022, while the proposed date of entry will be a
transitional period of 18 months for suppliers to adopt the new requirements.