Fair Trading Amendment (Treadmills) Regulation 2008 (NSW)
2008 No 597
New South Wales
Fair Trading Amendment (Treadmills)
Regulation 2008
under the
Fair Trading Act 1987
Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Fair Trading Act 1987.
VIRGINIA JUDGE, M.P.,
Minister for Fair Trading
Explanatory note
The object of this Regulation is to prescribe a product safety standard for treadmills. The product safety standard prescribed is that treadmills must carry a warning that young children should be kept away from treadmills as they may cause severe friction burns.
This Regulation is made under the Fair Trading Act 1987, including sections 26 and 92 (the general regulation-making power).
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Fair Trading Amendment (Treadmills) Regulation 2008
under the
Fair Trading Act 1987
1 Name of Regulation
This Regulation is the Fair Trading Amendment (Treadmills)
Regulation 2008.
2 Commencement
This Regulation commences on 1 June 2009.
3 Amendment of Fair Trading Regulation 2007
The Fair Trading Regulation 2007 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.
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Fair Trading Amendment (Treadmills) Regulation 2008
| Amendment | Schedule 1 |
| Schedule 1 | Amendment |
(Clause 3)
Part 2, Division 4A
Insert after Division 4:
Division 4A Treadmills 17A Definition In this Division:
treadmill means an exercise device that consists of an endless
conveyor belt, that is either rotated manually or by a motor, onwhich a person can walk or jog in one place.
17B Safety standard
(1) The product safety standard prescribed for a treadmill is that it must have a label permanently attached to it, in a conspicuous position, showing the following warning: WARNING: Keep young children away from this machine at all times. Contact with the moving surface may result in severe friction burns.
(2) The warning:
(a)
must be visible to the user of the treadmill when it is being used, and
(b)
must show the word “WARNING” in bold upper case letters at least 5 millimetres high, and
(c)
must show the remaining words in lower case letters at least 2.5 millimetres high, and
(d)
must be separate from any other warning or label on the treadmill.
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