Sale of Hazardous Goods (Expandable Toys) Order 2008


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Sale of Hazardous Goods (Expandable Toys) Order 2008

The Products Safety Committee makes the following order under section 8 of the Sale of Hazardous Goods Act 1977 .

1.   Short title

This order may be cited as the Sale of Hazardous Goods (Expandable Toys) Order 2008 .

2.   Commencement

This order takes effect on the day on which its making is notified in the Gazette.

3.   Interpretation

In this order –
expandable toy means a toy that –
(a) when sold is of a size that, when tested in accordance with clause 5.2 of the Safety of Toys Standard, fits entirely into the small parts cylinder shown in that clause; and
(b) is designed to expand when immersed in liquid;
Safety of Toys Standard means the Australian / New Zealand Standard AS/NZS ISO 8124.1:2002 entitled "Safety of toys – Part 1: Safety aspects related to mechanical and physical properties" as in force on the day this order takes effect.

4.   Sale of expandable toys prohibited

A person must not sell an expandable toy.

This order was made by the Products Safety Committee at a meeting held on 19 March 2008.

CHRIS BATT

Chairman

F. HEALY

Member

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 1 October 2008

This order is administered in the Department of Justice.