Consumer protection/product safety register (s. 65)

The Commission is responsible, under ss. 65J, K, M and N of the Trade Practices Act, for:

• conducting conferences to review proposed and emergency bans, or proposed compulsory recalls of consumer products
• making recommendations to the Minister.

The Commission, under s. 95 (1)(h) and s. 95 (1)(j) of the Trade Practices Act, maintains public registers of these matters.

Companies may ask for an ACCC-conducted conference after an emergency ban of a product is imposed, or before a compulsory recall order of a product comes into effect. This is a register of such conferences and of recommendations made to the Minister by the ACCC.