The penalties associated with breaching the mandatory safety standard would continue to apply and provide an incentive to suppliers to supply products in compliance with the requirements of the mandatory safety standard. There would be no additional compliance and regulatory costs. Limitations The mandatory safety standard is out-of-date and has a number of deficiencies. This option would miss the opportunity to improve consumer safety and to clarify supplier compliance requirements. Option 2 - Accept the voluntary Australian standard Description The mandatory safety standard would be updated to allow suppliers to comply with the voluntary Australian standard. Benefits the voluntary Australian standard is based on international standards for general requirements and child resistance, and a significant proportion of the market tests to these standards, we would anticipate minimal impact on industry. Part 1 of the voluntary Australian standard mirrors the general safety requirements in the ISO standard so importers not have significant additional obligations when importing products for the Australian market. Part 2 of the voluntary Australian standard outlines test methods, which can verify compliance with the child resistant characteristics of the US CPSC standard and would provide suppliers with an alternative to the child test panel. Limitations The voluntary Australian standard is based on a 1995 version of the ISO standard and has not been updated since 2002. It is also therefore potentially out-of-date. In 2005, the ISO standard was updated to include safety symbols, which can be used instead of a safety warning statement (see Appendix A). When compared with option 3, would also be fewer options for suppliers to demonstrate compliance, which could increase the administrative and regulatory burden. Option 3 - Accept the voluntary Australian standard or multiple trusted international standards Description The mandatory safety standard would be updated to allow suppliers to comply with either the voluntary Australian standard Part 1, the ISO standard or the ASTM standard for general safety requirements and either the voluntary Australian standard Part 2, the US CPSC standard or the European standard for child resistance requirements. Benefits
The penalties associated with breaching the mandatory safety standard would continue to apply and provide an incentive to suppliers to supply products in compliance with the requirements of the mandatory safety standard. There would be no additional compliance and regulatory costs. Limitations The mandatory safety standard is out-of-date and has a number of deficiencies. This option would miss the opportunity to improve consumer safety and to clarify supplier compliance requirements. Option 2 - Accept the voluntary Australian standard Description The mandatory safety standard would be updated to allow suppliers to comply with the voluntary Australian standard. Benefits the voluntary Australian standard is based on international standards for general requirements and child resistance, and a significant proportion of the market tests to these standards, we would anticipate minimal impact on industry. Part 1 of the voluntary Australian standard mirrors the general safety requirements in the ISO standard so importers not have significant additional obligations when importing products for the Australian market. Part 2 of the voluntary Australian standard outlines test methods, which can verify compliance with the child resistant characteristics of the US CPSC standard and would provide suppliers with an alternative to the child test panel. Limitations The voluntary Australian standard is based on a 1995 version of the ISO standard and has not been updated since 2002. It is also therefore potentially out-of-date. In 2005, the ISO standard was updated to include safety symbols, which can be used instead of a safety warning statement (see Appendix A). When compared with option 3, would also be fewer options for suppliers to demonstrate compliance, which could increase the administrative and regulatory burden. Option 3 - Accept the voluntary Australian standard or multiple trusted international standards Description The mandatory safety standard would be updated to allow suppliers to comply with either the voluntary Australian standard Part 1, the ISO standard or the ASTM standard for general safety requirements and either the voluntary Australian standard Part 2, the US CPSC standard or the European standard for child resistance requirements. Benefits
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