Treasury Laws Amendment (Fairer for Families and Farmers and Other Measures) Act 2024 (136 of 2024)

Schedule 2   Regulation of safety standards and information standards

Part 1   Main amendments

Competition and Consumer Act 2010

9   At the end of section 104 of Schedule 2

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(4) A safety standard may also deal with matters incidental or related to preventing or reducing the risk of injury to any person.

(5) A safety standard may make provision in relation to a matter by applying, adopting or incorporating, with or without modification, any matter contained in any other instrument or writing (an incorporated instrument ):

(a) as in force or existing at a particular time; or

(b) as in force or existing from time to time.

(6) If:

(a) a safety standard makes provision in relation to a matter in accordance with subsection (5); and

(b) the incorporated instrument is prepared or approved by an Australian or international standards body;

the safety standard may also make provision in relation to any matter dealt with in the incorporated instrument.