Bans can be placed on products and product-related services if there is a risk that they may cause serious injury, illness or death.
Supplier responsibilities
Under the Australian Consumer Law (ACL), suppliers are responsible for selling consumer products that are safe and fit for purpose. Suppliers who fail to comply with product bans under the ACL may face enforcement action that attracts significant fines and pecuniary penalties.
Before you supply products to consumers in Australia, you should:
- check whether any of the products that you supply are subject to a ban
- if selling online, block any products which are banned in Australia, or non-compliant with Australian laws, from being shipped to Australia
- implement product safety compliance systems as a priority for your business
- stay up to date with product safety developments in Australia by subscribing to Product Safety Australia’s email alerts.
For tips on responsible supply, see Responsible sourcing of products, Safe sourcing and Selling online.
If you are aware of any banned or unsafe products being supplied in Australia, you can Report an unsafe product.
See: About product bans
Banned products
All current Commonwealth permanent and interim product safety bans, and state and territory interim bans.
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