Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2020L01657:reg:6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2020L01657
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 6
Character Range: 5827–7524

6  Application
 (1) This instrument applies in relation to consumer goods containing button/coin batteries.
Note: Goods include any component part of, or accessory to, goods: see paragraph (d) of the definition of goods in section 2 of the Australian Consumer Law.
 (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), consumer goods contain a button/coin battery if:
 (a) the battery is installed, or is to be installed, in the consumer goods to power the consumer goods; or
 (b) the consumer goods are designed to store such batteries.
 (3) However, this instrument does not apply to the following:
 (a) consumer goods that were first supplied to a consumer before the application day;
 (b) consumer goods supplied in a one‑off transaction by a supplier who had acquired the goods as a consumer;
 (c) equipment to which all of the following apply:
 (i) the equipment is intended to be used in trades, professions or industries;
 (ii) the equipment is not intended for sale to the general public;
 (iii) the equipment is not intended to be used where children are present;
 (d) consumer goods that contain button/coin batteries that are soldered in place if:
 (i) the consumer goods are electrical and electronic equipment within the field of audio, video, information and communication technology; or
 (ii) the consumer goods are business and office machines with a rated voltage not exceeding 600 volts.
Note 1: Examples of consumer goods to which subparagraph (d)(i) applies include personal computers, electronic musical instruments and smartphones.
Note 2: Examples of consumer goods to which subparagraph (d)(ii) applies include cash registers, calculators and copying machines.

Part 2—Requirements