ACCC Mandatory Standards
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is an independent Commonwealth statutory authority whose role is to enforce the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 and a range of additional legislation, promoting competition, fair trading and regulating national infrastructure for the benefit of all Australians.
What you can expect from our ACCC Mandatory Standards service
- Ensure compliance to mandatory standards by reviewing the client test report to ensure that it meets the legislated requirements.
- Advise the applicable mandatory standards for various products.
- Keep track of any published changes in the mandatory standards.
- Monitor recalls related to mandatory standards.
Fast and simple compliance with ACCC Mandatory Standards
Sometimes, the ACCC Mandatory Standards can seem quite daunting. An issue regarding noncompliance can be devastating to an organisation, especially if it results in a voluntary recall or under extreme circumstances a forced recall by the ACCC.
BWES can assist our clients on a number of levels, including, new product development, reviewing a client’s documentation or simply keeping you constantly advised of any updates/changes to mandatory standards that have the potential to affect your product(s).
BWES will always communicate with our clients in a very proactive manner. This has numerous benefits including, offering our client an opportunity for better allocation of internal resources, provide peace of mind in the knowledge that all products are compliant and being kept up to date. BWES Compliance and Consulting will contact you with any upcoming changes that have the potential to affect your organisation’s product portfolio. Any potential risk to your business and brand are effectively eliminated when you select BWES Consulting and Compliance to manage your ACCC Mandatory Standards portfolio.
ACCC Mandatory Standards FAQs
You can click here to discover the products regulated under the ACCC mandatory standards.
For most instances, you will need to obtain a test report to the latest and most relevant standards that includes all of the appropriate product markings.
The answer is most definitely yes. The ACCC mandatory standards are not bound by the method of sales or distribution. On line sales are treated in the same way as traditional bricks and mortar retailers.
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