Children's toys

The Fair Trading Amendment (Children's Toys) Regulation 2010 prescribes a product safety standard for the amount of lead and other toxic elements in children's toys and finger-paints.

The safety standard commenced on 4 June 2010 and complements the Commonwealth safety standard for lead and certain elements in children's toys that was introduced on 1 January 2010.

The safety standard requires suppliers of children's toys to ensure the migration level of lead and other elements in the products they supply does not exceed the quantities specified in the mandatory standard for toys and finger-paints. For children's toys the requirement is compliance with Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS ISO 8124.3:2003, Safety of toys, Part 3:Migration of certain elements. For finger-paints the requirement is compliance with relevant provisions in the Australian Standard AS 8124.7-2003, Safety of toys, Part 7: Finger paints-requirements and test methods.

The standard applies to unincorporated suppliers operating within NSW. The complementary Commonwealth standard applies to incorporated suppliers operating throughout NSW and unincorporated suppliers operating across jurisdictions.

The Regulation was made pursuant to section 26 of the Fair Trading Act 1987 which allows mandatory safety standards to be made.

The former permanent prohibition order banning lead and certain elements in children's toys was revoked on 4 June 2010.