EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

CHILDREN’S FLAMMABLE NIGHTWEAR (REPEAL) ORDINANCE 1987

NO. 29 OF 1987

The Children’s Flammable Nightwear Ordinance 1975 (“the Ordinance”) required all children’s nightwear sold in the ACT to comply with specified standards published by the Australian Standards Association.

The Australian Standards specified in Regulations made under the Ordinance are now out of date.  Further, the operative parts of the Ordinance are covered by provisions of the Trade Practices Act 1974.  Accordingly, the Ordinance was an unnecessary duplication of that Act.

The Children’s Flammable Nightwear (Repeal) Ordinance 1975 repealed the Ordinance and the Children’s Flammable Nightwear (Amendment) Ordinance 1979 which updated references in the Ordinance to the then current Australian standards.

Authorised by Minister of State for Territories

Ord 62/85