Section 114 — Competition and Consumer Act 2010: Permanent bans on consumer goods or product related services
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(1) The Commonwealth Minister may, by written notice published on the internet, impose a permanent ban on consumer goods of a particular kind if: (a) one or more interim bans on consumer goods of that kind (the banned goods), or on consumer goods of a kind that include the banned goods, are in force; or (b) it appears to the Commonwealth Minister that: (i) consumer goods of that kind will or may cause injury to any person; or (ii) a reasonably foreseeable use (including a misuse) of consumer goods of that kind will or may cause injury to any person. (2) The Commonwealth Minister may, by written notice published on the internet, impose a permanent ban on product related services of a particular kind if: (a) one or more interim bans on product related services of that kind (the banned services), or on product related services of a kind that include the banned services, are in force; or (b) it appears to the Commonwealth Minister that: (i) as a result of services of that kind being supplied, consumer goods of a particular kind will or may cause injury to any person; or (ii) a reasonably foreseeable use (including a misuse) of consumer goods of a particular kind, to which such services relate, will or may cause injury to any person as a result of such services being supplied.
Official source: Federal Register of Legislation
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