WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/AUS/1
9 April 2001
(01-1785)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   AUSTRALIA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Consumer Affairs Division, Department of the Treasury
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Pedal cycle helmets
(HS: 65.06)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Trade Practices
(Consumer Product Safety Standard) (Bicycle Helmets) Regulations 2001 [Draft]
6. Description of content:   Pedal cycle helmets (HS: 65.06).  Pedal cycle helmets are to meet
the safety requirements of either:  Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 2063:  "Pedal
Cycle Helmets" or 1995 Standard for Protective Headgear for Use with Bicycles Developed
by the Snell Memorial Foundation in the United States of America "Snell B95".
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
The draft regulations update the safety Standard which reduces the risk of serious head
injury and death as a result of bicycle related incidents.  The regulation specifically calls upthe Load Distribution test requirement in the Australian Standard that was not previously a
mandatory requirement.
8. Relevant documents:   Section 65 of the Trade Practices Act 1974.  Trade Practices
(Consumer Product Safety Standard) (Bicycle Helmets) Regulations 2001 [Draft]
9. Proposed date of adoption:  30 June 2001
Proposed date of entry into force:  31 August 2001
10. Final date for comments:   15 June 2001
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [     ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
Consumer Affairs Division,
Department of the Treasury,
PARKES ACT 2600
Fax No.: + 61 2 6263 2830
Email: pwilliams@treasury.gov.au