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on 04-04-2013 02:43 PM
The catspjs , I would think this is really important ....much more so than neg fb.
Product Safety Australia
Australian and overseas businesses selling products online are responsible for ensuring they meet Australian product safety requirements. About 50 consumer products are covered by specific safety regulations. These include bicycles, children’s toys and nursery furniture. Product safety regulators monitor these products across the Australian market, including the online sector, to ensure they meet mandatory requirements. Regulators have taken action against businesses that sell unsafe products online.
http://www.productsafety.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/970499
Standards
A supplier may be found guilty of a criminal offence if they fail to:
comply with a mandatory safety standard. The maximum fine is $220 000 for an individual or $1.1 million for a body corporate (civil penalties for the same amounts also apply)nominate the standard they are compliant with if required to do so by a consumer protection agency. The maximum fine is $4400 for an individual or $22 000 for a body corporate.
This is an offence of strict liability, which means a court does not have to consider the person's intentions before finding them guilty.