EXHIBIT 8.1



LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES



|                                                      |  |                          |      |                     |      |      |      |     
|----------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------ | ---- | ------------------- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ----
|                                                      |  | Country of Incorporation |      | Beneficial Interest
|Particulars Relating to Controlled Entities           |  |                          | 2005 |                     | 2004 |      | 2003
|                                                      |  |                          |      | %                   |      | %    |      | %   
|Ansell Limited                                        |  | Australia                |      |                     |      |      |      |     
|Ansell Healthcare Japan Co. Ltd.                      |  | *Japan                   |      | 100                 |      | 100  |      | 100 
|Ativ Pac Pty. Ltd.                                    |  | Australia                |      | 100                 |      | 100  |      | 100 
|BNG Battery Technologies Pty. Ltd.                    |  | Australia                |      | 100                 |      | 100  |      | 100 
|Cliburn Investments Pty. Ltd.                         |  | Australia                |      | 100                 |      | 100  |      | 100 
|Dexboy International Pty. Ltd.                        |  | Australia                |      | 100                 |      | 100  |      | 100 
|Corrvas Insurance Pty. Ltd.                           |  | Australia                |      | 100                 |      | 100  |      | 100 
|Dunlop Olympic Manufacturing Pty. Ltd.                |  | Australia                |      | 100                 |      | 100  |      | 100 
|FGDP Pty. Ltd.                                        |  | Australia                |      | 100                 |      | 100  |      | 100 
|H.C. Sleigh Services Pty. Ltd.                        |  | Australia                |      | 100                 |      | 100  |      | 100 
|N Harvesters Pty. Ltd.                                |  | Australia                |      | 100                 |      | 100  |      | 100 
|PSL Industries Pty. Ltd.                              |  | Australia                |      | 100                 |      | 100  |      | 100 
|International Better Brands Pty Ltd                   |  | Australia                |      | 100                 |      | 100  |      | 100 
|Licknib Pty. Ltd.                                     |  | Australia                |      | 100                 |      | 100  |      | 100 
|Nucleus Ltd.                                          |  | Australia                |      | 100                 |      | 100  |      | 100 
|Lifetec Project Pty. Ltd.                             |  | Australia                |      | 100                 |      | 100  |      | 100 
|Medical TPLC Pty. Ltd.                                |  | Australia                |      | 100                 |      | 100  |      | 100 
|N&T Pty. Ltd.                                         |  | Australia                |      | 100                 |      | 100  |      | 100 
|Nucleus Trading Pte. Ltd.                             |  | *Singapore               |      | 100                 |      | 100  |      | 100 
|THLD Ltd.                                             |  | Australia                |      | 100                 |      | 100  |      | 100 
|TNC Holdings Pte. Ltd.                                |  | *Singapore               |      | 100                 |      | 100  |      | 100 
|TPLC Pty. Ltd.                                        |  | Australia                |      | 100                 |      | 100  |      | 100 
|Societe de Management Financier S.A.                  |  | *France                  |      | 100                 |      | 100  |      | 100 
|Olympic General Products Pty. Ltd.                    |  | Australia                |      | 100                 |      | 100  |      | 100 
|Foamlite (Australia) Pty. Ltd.                        |  | Australia                |      | 100                 |      | 100  |      | 100 
|Pacific Distribution Properties Pty. Ltd.             |  | Australia                |      | 100                 |      | 100  |      | 100 
|Pacific Dunlop Finance Pty. Ltd.                      |  | Australia                |      | 100                 |      | 100  |      | 100 
|Pacific Dunlop Holdings (China) Co. Ltd.              |  | *China                   |      | 100                 |      | 100  |      | 100 
|Pacific Dunlop Linings Pty. Ltd.                      |  | Australia                |      | 100                 |      | 100  |      | 100 
|Pacific Dunlop Tyres Pty. Ltd.                        |  | Australia                |      | 100                 |      | 100  |      | 100 
|P.D. Holdings Pty. Ltd.                               |  | Australia                |      | 100                 |      | 100  |      | 100 
|P.D. International Pty. Ltd.                          |  | Australia                |      | 100                 |      | 100  |      | 100 
|Ansell Canada Inc.                                    |  | *Canada                  |      | 100                 |      | 100  |      | 100 
|Llesna Healthcare Pty. Ltd.                           |  | Australia                |      | 100                 |      | 100  |      | 100 
|Ansell Kemwell Ltd.                                   |  | *India                   |      | 74.9                |      | 74.9 |      | 74.9
|Ansell Lanka (Pvt.) Ltd.                              |  | *Sri Lanka               |      | 100                 |      | 100  |      | 100 
|Ansell (Thailand) Ltd.                                |  | *Thailand                |      | 100                 |      | 100  |      | 100 
|Medical Telectronics N.V.                             |  | *Netherlands Ant.        |      | 100                 |      | 100  |      | 100 
|Medical Telectronics Holding & Finance (Holland) B.V. |  | *Netherlands             |      | 100                 |      | 100  |      | 100 
|Mt Waverley Estates Pty. Ltd.                         |  | Australia                |      | 100                 |      | 100  |      | 100 
|Pacific Dunlop (Hong Kong) Limited.                   |  | *Hong Kong               |      | 100                 |      | 100  |      | 100 
|Corrvas Insurance (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.               |  | *Singapore               |      | 100                 |      | 100  |      | 100 
|Pacific Dunlop Investments (USA) Inc.                 |  | *USA                     |      | 100                 |      | 100  |      | 100 
|Ansell Brazil LTDA                                    |  | *Brazil                  |      | 100                 |      | 100  |      | 100 
|Ansell Edmont Industrial de Mexico S.A. de C.V.       |  | *Mexico                  |      | 100                 |      | 100  |      | 100 
|Ansell Perry de Mexico S.A. de C.V.                   |  | *Mexico                  |      | 100                 |      | 100  |      | 100 
|Commercializadora GNK S.A de C.V.                     |  | *Mexico                  |      | 100                 |      | 100  |      | 100 
|Golden Needles de Mexico S.A de C.V.                  |  | *Mexico                  |      | 100                 |      | 100  |      | 100 
|Pacific Dunlop Holdings (USA) Inc.                    |  | *USA                     |      | 100                 |      | 100  |      | 100 
|Ansell Healthcare Products LLC.                       |  | *USA                     |      | 100                 |      | 100  |      | 100 
|Ansell Protective Products Inc.                       |  | *USA                     |      | 100                 |      | 100  |      | 100 
|Pacific Chloride Inc.                                 |  | *USA                     |      | 100                 |      | 100  |      | 100 
|Pacific Dunlop Holdings Inc.                          |  | *USA                     |      | 100                 |      | 100  |      | 100 
|Pacific Dunlop USA Inc.                               |  | *USA                     |      | 100                 |      | 100  |      | 100 
|TPLC Holdings Inc.                                    |  | *USA                     |      | 100                 |      | 100  |      | 100 
|Accufix Research Institute Inc.                       |  | *USA                     |      | 100                 |      | 100  |      | 100 
|TPLC S.A.                                             |  | *France                  |      | 100                 |      | 100  |      | 100 
|Cotac Corporation                                     |  | *USA                     |      | 100                 |      | 100  |      | 100 



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EXHIBIT 8.1



LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES (CONTINUED)



|                                                       |  |                          |      |                     |  |      |         |      |        
|------------------------------------------------------ |  | ------------------------ | ---- | ------------------- |  | ---- | ------- | ---- | -------
|                                                       |  | Country of Incorporation |      | Beneficial Interest
|Particulars Relating to Controlled Entities            |  |                          | 2004 |                     |  | 2003 |         | 2002
|                                                       |  |                          |      | %                   |  |      | %       |      | %      
|Pacific Dunlop Finance Company Inc.                    |  | *USA                     |      | 100                 |  |      | 100     |      | 100    
|Pacific Dunlop Holdings (Europe) Ltd.                  |  | *U.K.                    |      | 100                 |  |      | 100     |      | 100    
|Ansell Healthcare Europe N.V.                          |  | *Belgium                 |      | 100                 |  |      | 100     |      | 100    
|Ansell GmbH                                            |  | *Germany                 |      | 100                 |  |      | 100     |      | 100    
|Ansell Italy Srl                                       |  | * Italy                  |      | 100                 |  |      | 100     |      | 100    
|Ansell S.A.                                            |  | *France                  |      | 100                 |  |      | 100     |      | 100    
|Ansell Spain SL (Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada) |  | *Spain                   |      | 100                 |  |      |        |      |       
|Ansell UK Limited                                      |  | *U.K.                    |      | 100                 |  |      | 100     |      | 100    
|Pacific Dunlop Holdings (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.          |  | *Singapore               |      | 100                 |  |      | 100     |      | 100    
|JK Ansell Ltd.                                         |  | *India                   |      | (a) 50              |  |      | (a) 50  |      | (a) 50 
|Ansell Services (Asia) Sdn. Bhd.                       |  | *Malaysia                |      | 100                 |  |      | 100     |      | 100    
|Ansell Ambi Sdn. Bhd.                                  |  | *Malaysia                |      | 100                 |  |      | 100     |      | 100    
|Ansell (Kedah) Sdn. Bhd.                               |  | *Malaysia                |      | 100                 |  |      | 100     |      | 100    
|Ansell (Kulim) Sdn. Bhd.                               |  | *Malaysia                |      | 100                 |  |      | 100     |      | 100    
|Ansell Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.                              |  | *Malaysia                |      | 75                  |  |      | 75      |      | 75     
|Ansell Medical Sdn. Bhd.                               |  | *Malaysia                |      | 75                  |  |      | 75      |      | 75     
|Ansell N.P. Sdn. Bhd.                                  |  | *Malaysia                |      | 75                  |  |      | 75      |      | 75     
|Ansell Shah Alam Sdn. Bhd.                             |  | *Malaysia                |      | 100                 |  |      | 100     |      | 100    
|PDOCB Pty. Ltd.                                        |  | Australia                |      | 100                 |  |      | 100     |      | 100    
|Ansell Medical Products Pvt. Ltd.                      |  | *India                   |      | 100                 |  |      | 100     |      | 100    
|Suretex Ltd.                                           |  | *Thailand                |      | 100                 |  |      | 100     |      | 100    
|Latex Investments Ltd.                                 |  | Mauritius                |      | 100                 |  |      | 100     |      | 100    
|Suretex Prophylactics (India) Ltd.                     |  | *India                   |      | 100                 |  |      | 100     |      | 100    
|STX Prophylactics S.A .(Pty.) Ltd.                     |  | *Sth Africa              |      | 100                 |  |      | 100     |      | 100    
|PD Licensing Pty. Ltd.                                 |  | Australia                |      | 100                 |  |      | 100     |      | 100    
|PD Shared Services Pty. Ltd.                           |  | Australia                |      | 100                 |  |      | 100     |      | 100    
|PD Shared Services Holdings Pty. Ltd.                  |  | Australia                |      | 100                 |  |      | 100     |      | 100    
|Siteprints Pty. Ltd.                                   |  | Australia                |      | 100                 |  |      | 100     |      | 100    
|S.T.P. (Hong Kong) Ltd.                                |  | *Hong Kong               |      | 100                 |  |      | 100     |      | 100    
|Pacific Dunlop Holdings N.V.                           |  | *Netherlands Ant.        |      | 100                 |  |      | 100     |      | 100    
|Pacific Dunlop (Netherlands) B.V.                      |  | *Netherlands             |      | 100                 |  |      | 100     |      | 100    
|Textile Industrial Design & Engineering Pty. Ltd.      |  | Australia                |      | 100                 |  |      | 100     |      | 100    
|The Distribution Group Holdings Pty. Ltd.              |  | Australia                |      | 100                 |  |      | 100     |      | 100    
|The Distribution Group Pty. Ltd.                       |  | Australia                |      | (b) 100             |  |      | (b) 100 |      | (b) 100
|Nwodhsa Enterprises (Wholesale) Pty. Ltd.              |  | Australia                |      | 100                 |  |      | 100     |      | 100    
|TDG Warehousing Pty. Ltd.                              |  | Australia                |      | 100                 |  |      | 100     |      | 100    
|The Distribution Trust                                 |  | Australia                |      | 100                 |  |      | 100     |      | 100    
|Union Knitting Mills Pty. Ltd.                         |  | Australia                |      | 100                 |  |      | 100     |      | 100    
|Xelo Pty. Ltd.                                         |  | Australia                |      | 100                 |  |      | 100     |      | 100    
|Xelo Sacof Pty. Ltd.                                   |  | Australia                |      | 100                 |  |      | 100     |      | 100    

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|* | Controlled entities incorporated outside Australia carry on business in those countries.
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|(a) | Ansell Healthcare has day to day management control of this entity.
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|(b) | The trustee of the Distribution Trust is The Distribution Group Pty. Ltd. The beneficiary of the trust is Ansell Limited.
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