COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Trade Practices Act 1974

Consumer Protection Notice No. 1  of 2003

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY STANDARD: BUNK BEDS

I, IAN GORDON CAMPBELL, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, pursuant to section 65E of the Trade Practices Act 1974, hereby:

(a)               REVOKE the consumer product safety standard in respect of bunk beds declared by consumer protection notice No.2 of 2002 published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. GN 15 of 17 April 2002;

(b)               DECLARE, that in respect of goods of a kind specified in Division 1 of the Schedule to this Notice, the standard approved by Standards Australia specified in Division 2 of the Schedule, as varied by Division 3 of the Schedule, is a consumer product safety standard for purposes of section 65C of the Trade Practices Act 1974.

THE SCHEDULE

Division 1: Particulars of the Goods

Bunk beds supplied as an item of furniture or part of an item of furniture, not including portable bunk beds designed for camping or bunk beds that are built-in fitments in caravans, camper trailers, tent trailers, camper vans, motor homes, trains, ships, aircraft and other types of conveyances.

Division 2: The Standard

Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 4220:1994, Bunk beds.

Division 3: Variations

(1)       Delete the following clauses, sub-clauses and items: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6.1, 6.2, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.9, 7.1(c), 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 7.8, 7.9, 7.10, 8, 9(b)(i) and 9(d), and appendices B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and J.

(2)       Delete the text in sub-clause 3.1 and replace with the following text:

“Bunk Bed-
(a) A set of components that are assembled or are ready for assembly into single beds or double/single combination beds which will be stacked one over the other; or

(b) Any single bed, other than a hospital bed, where the upper surface of the mattress base is at least 800 mm above the floor surface.”

(3)       In Sub-clause 7.1(b) replace the dimension “75 mm” with the dimension “95 mm”.

 (4)      In sub-clause 9(c) add to the beginning of the paragraph the following words:

“For the upper bed, where the height of the guard rails is less than 360 mm above the mattress base:”

(5)       In Appendix A, part A3(a)(iv) replace the spherical probe diameter dimension “75 ±0.5 mm” with the dimension “95 ±0.5 mm”, and in parts A5(e), A6(c) replace the dimension “75 mm” with the dimension “95 mm”.

(7)       In Appendix A, delete part A3(b).

(8)       In Appendix A, part A5(a), delete the words “Place a mattress on each of the mattress bases of the bunk bed.”

Dated this           11th            day of         March       2003

IAN CAMPBELL

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer