Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

FAIR TRADING (PRODUCT SAFETY STANDARD) REGULATIONS 2001 - REG 39

39 .         Product safety standard for toys for young children

        [(1)         deleted]

        (2)         On and from 1 July 2005, the product safety standard for toys for children up to and including but not limited to 36 months of age, being objects manufactured, designed, labelled or marketed as playthings, to which this Part applies consists of the standard set out in Schedule 13 Division 1 clause 2, as varied by Schedule 13 Division 2 Subdivision 2.

        (3)         This Part applies to —

            (a)         rattles, toy dummies, teethers and squeeze toys; and

            (b)         toys to be attached to a crib, stroller, playpen or baby carriage; and

            (c)         pull and push toys; and

            (d)         pounding toys; and

            (e)         blocks and stacking toys; and

            (f)         toys for use in a bathtub; and

            (g)         rocking, spring and stick horses and figures; and

            (h)         musical chime toys; and

                  (i)         jacks‑in‑the‑box; and

            (j)         stuffed, plush and flocked animals and figures; and

            (k)         toys with pompoms; and

            (l)         games; and

            (m)         puzzles; and

            (n)         dolls; and

            (o)         toy cars, trucks and other vehicles.

        (4)         This Part does not apply to —

            (a)         balloons; and

            (b)         marbles; and

            (c)         tapes and compact discs; and

            (d)         books; and

            (e)         writing materials (including crayons, chalk, pencils and pens); and

            (f)         paints (including finger paints and water paints), paint brushes and other painting implements; and

            (g)         modelling material (including clay, plasticine and play dough); and

            (h)         bicycles having a wheel base of not less than 640 mm; and

                  (i)         playground equipment for parks, schools and domestic use (including swings, see‑saws, slides, agility apparatus, climbing, swinging, rotating and rocking apparatus, cubby houses, sand pits, apparatus for use in sand, sliding poles and ladders); and

            (j)         goods supplied wholly or partially unassembled for assembly by an adult after supply if the goods are supplied with written assembly instructions and the goods, when assembled in accordance with instructions, comply with this Part; and

            (k)         flotation toys; and

            (l)         babies’ dummies that comply with the product safety standard prescribed under Part 22; and

            (m)         toys made wholly from highly porous material (for example cheesecloth), except toys with pompoms; and

            (n)         toys made with closed cell polyethylene, ethylene vinyl acetate or like material which are labelled with the word “WARNING” in red upper case letters at least 5 mm high on a white background adjacent to the words “NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN UNDER 3 YEARS AS FOAM PIECES MAY BREAK OFF AND CAUSE A CHOKING HAZARD” in red upper case letters at least 2.5 mm high on a white background.

        (5)         For the purposes of subregulation (4)(n), a toy is labelled as described in subregulation (4)(n) if a toy is marked legibly in a conspicuous position either on the toy or, if the toy is displayed in packaging for retail sale, on a principal outer display face of the packaging in which the toy is displayed.

        [Regulation 39 inserted in Gazette 1 Oct 2004 p. 4274‑6; amended in Gazette 12 Oct 2007 p. 5503; 28 May 2010 p. 2356.]

        [Heading inserted in Gazette 21 Mar 2006 p. 1080.]