WA Government Gazette No 65 - 17 September 1984
CONSUMER AFFAIRS ACT 1971-1983
Order

I, KEVIN MICHAEL LEHANE, Acting Commissioner for Consumer Affairs in and for the State of Western Australia hereby revoke an order made by me on 24 November 1978 and published in the Government Gazette on 1 December 1978, with respect to the supply of protective helmets for motor cyclists for use on public roads.

Dated this 3rd day of September, 1984.

K. M. LEHANE,
Acting Commissioner for Consumer Affairs.

Order

I, KEVIN MICHAEL LEHANE, Acting Commissioner for Consumer Affairs in and for the State of Western Australia being satisfied that a Consumer Affairs Authority, namely the Honourable Barry Cohen, Minister for Home Affairs and Environment in and for the Commonwealth of Australia has by notice dated 29 May 1984, published in the Commonwealth Gazette on 15 June 1984, permitted the supply of particular goods to wit protective helmets for motor cyclists for use on public roads subject to certain conditions contained in the notice. Now, I, pursuant to the powers vested in me by section 23R (4) of the Consumer Affairs Act permit the supply of a particular class of goods specified in the first schedule subect to the conditions set out in Schedule Two and Schedule Three.

Schedule 1

Protective helmets for motor cyclists for use on public roads.

Schedule 2

Subject to the variations described in Schedule Three the particular goods shall conform to :

(a) Australian Standard 1698-1974 "Protective Helmets for Vehicle Users" approved by the Standards Association of Australia on 27 September 1974, and as amended by Amendment No. 1 of September 1977 and Amendment No. 2 of May 1978 ; or

(b) Australian Standard 1698-1980 "Protective Helmets for Vehicle Users" approved by the Standards Association of Australia on 27 August 1980.

Schedule 3

The standard specified in Schedule Two (a) is varied by deleting paragraph (g) of Clause 14 and substituting in its place the following paragraph :

(g) The registered certification mark of the Standards Association of Australia encircled by the words "Approved to Australian Standard 1698"

The Standard specified in Schedule Two (b) is varied by deleting paragraph (g) of Clause 14 and substituting in its place the following paragraph :

(g) The registered certification mark of the Standards Association of Australia encircled by the words "Manufactured to Australian Standard 1698".

Dated this 3rd day of September, 1984.

K. M. LEHANE,
Acting Commissioner for Consumer Affairs.