COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Trade Practices Act 1974

Consumer Protection Notice No. 10  of 2003

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY STANDARD: CHILDREN’S HOUSEHOLD COTS

I, Ian Gordon Campbell, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, pursuant to subsection 65E(1) of the Trade Practices Act 1974 and for the purposes of section 65C of that Act, hereby DECLARE that from 1 July 2003 the consumer product safety standard for children’s household cots, other than antique or collectable cots as described in the Schedule, folding cots, carry cots and cradles is:

Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 2172:1995, Cots for household use – safety requirements approved by Standards Australia on 30 January 1995 varied by deleting clauses 1, 2, 4, 7 and 10.

The Schedule

An antique or collectable cot is exempt from this consumer product safety standard if the cot:

i.                    is accompanied by a certificate from the supplier to the consumer stating that it is not safe to place a child in the cot, and

ii.                  has clearly visible external and internal warning statements permanently attached to the cot by means of gluing or mechanical fixing (nails or screws) of a metal plaque displayed on the upper half of the side or end of the cot. The lettering must be in sharp contrast with the background and contain the following warning, with upper case letters no less than 5mm in height and lower case letters no less than 2.5mm in height:
“WARNING: this cot does not meet the mandatory safety standard. For display purposes only. It is dangerous to place a child in this cot.”
(Upper case lettering and underlining must appear as shown)

Dated this           17^th            day of                  June           2003

IAN CAMPBELL
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer