Care labelling for clothing and textile products, product safety: a mandatory standards guide
Under the Trade Practices Act 1974 consumer product information standards can be introduced when consumers need particular information about a product to be better informed when making choices about goods they buy.
A consumer product information standard exists for care labelling of clothing and textile products. The purpose of this guide is to provide an overview of the mandatory requirements for the care labelling of clothing and textile products.
Baby bath aids, product safety: a mandatory standards guide
Under the Trade Practices Act 1974, mandatory consumer product safety standards can be introduced when they are deemed reasonably necessary to prevent the risk of injury. Baby bath aids are subject to a mandatory consumer product safety standard aiming to reduce these risks by requiring specific warning labels be permanently attached to each baby bath aid. The purpose of this guide is to provide a summary of the mandatory requirements for the supply of baby bath aids.
Your consumer rights: Environmental claims, fact sheet
More Australians are considering the environmental impacts of their purchasing decisions. As a result, businesses are increasingly making environmental claims in an attempt to differentiate themselves and their products from the competition. This fact sheet discusses some of the common environmental claims that are made, possible breaches of the Trade Practices Act by businesses making environmental claims and the role of the ACCC regarding breaches of the Act.
Know how to complain: stand up for your rights—Vietnamese
This guide sets out your rights as a consumer, the steps you should take if you want to resolve a dispute with a business, the ACCC's role and contact details and other agencies and dispute resolution schemes that can help.
Printed: no printed version of this publication is available
Know how to complain: stand up for your consumer rights—Arabic
This guide sets out your rights as a consumer, the steps you should take if you want to resolve a dispute with a business, the ACCC's role and contact details and other agencies and dispute resolution schemes that can help.
Printed: no printed version of this publication is available
Know how to complain: stand up for your consumer rights—Traditional Chinese
This guide sets out your rights as a consumer, the steps you should take if you want to resolve a dispute with a business, the ACCC's role and contact details and other agencies and dispute resolution schemes that can help.
Printed: no printed version of this publication is available
Your consumer rights: Mobile phone handsets, fact sheet
This fact sheet informs you of your statutory rights—the rights that automatically apply to any consumer purchase—under the Trade Practices Act 1974 specifically for mobile phone handsets.
Printed: a printed version is available for $20.00
Service agreements and complying with the Horticulture Code, fact sheet
On May 14 2007 the Australian Government implemented the Trade Practices (Horticulture Code of Conduct) Regulations 2006 (the Horticulture Code). Not all agreements between industry participants will be subject to the Horticulture Code. This fact sheet details when you are required to comply with the Horticulture Code.
