Access keys | Skip to primary navigation | Skip to secondary navigation | Skip to content | Skip to footer |
Problems viewing this site
/
Home > Consumers > Product safety and recalls > Products with mandatory standards

Products with mandatory standards

Printable view Printable view

Many products must comply with mandatory safety and information standards. These standards give consumers vital information and prevent unsafe products entering the marketplace.

Safety standards require that products meet requirements for performance, composition, contents, manufacturing or processing methods, design, construction, finish and packaging. The standards ensure products are safe for their intended use and help prevent injuries from unsafe goods.

Information standards ensure that products show information, usually via a label or warning, that allow consumers to make the best possible choice about a product.

Consumers also play a part in the safe use of consumer products. You should:

The Product Safety Australia website lists all mandatory safety and information standards.

For a copy of the Australian Standards for some of these products, go to Standards Australia.

How useful did you find this information?

Queensland
Please type the word exactly as it appears above (to aid in spam prevention)
Please only use this box if you wish to give us feedback about the website and the information available on this page. There are alternate methods if you wish to make a general enquiry or lodge a complaint.

Last reviewed 20/12/2011

 Printable view

/