You must comply with mandatory standards to supply certain products to consumers in the Australian market.
Mandatory standards include:
- safety standards: minimum requirements that products must meet before they are supplied to prevent or reduce the risk of injury to a person
- information standards: minimum requirements to make sure that consumers have important information about a product to help them decide whether to buy (for example, packaging or labelling).
Some examples include electronics and technology, chemicals and poisons, and baby and toddler products. A comprehensive list of products that must comply with standards can be found here.
