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Consumer Goods (Button/Coin Batteries) Information Standard 2020
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Competition and Consumer Act 2010
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F2020L01659
21 December 2020
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Part 1—Preliminary
1 Name
2 Commencement
3 Authority
4 Definitions
5 Meaning of internationally recognised “keep out of reach of children” symbol
6 Meaning of internationally recognised safety alert symbol
7 Application
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Part 2—Requirements
8 Requirements to be complied with on and after application day
9 Warnings required on packaging of button/coin batteries
10 Warnings must comply with size, legibility and durability standards
11 Certain lithium button/coin batteries must be marked with internationally recognised “keep out of reach of children” symbol
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Part 3—Recommendations
12 Purpose of this Part
13 Button/coin batteries should be marked with internationally recognised “keep out of reach of children” symbol
14 Button/coin batteries supplied with electronic platform should include warnings
15 Contact information for Australian Poisons Information Centre should be included with button/coin batteries
16 Advice about the safe disposal of button/coin batteries should be included with button/coin batteries
