Section 125 — Competition and Consumer Act 2010: Notification by persons who supply consumer goods outside Australia if there is compulsory recall

(1) If consumer goods of a particular kind are recalled as required by a recall notice, a person who has supplied or supplies those consumer goods to a person outside Australia must give the person outside Australia a written notice that complies with subsection (2). (2) The notice given under subsection (1) must: (a) state that the consumer goods are subject to recall; and (b) if the consumer goods contain a defect or have a dangerous characteristic—set out the nature of that defect or characteristic; and (c) if a reasonably foreseeable use or misuse of the consumer goods is dangerous—set out the circumstances of that use or misuse; and (d) if the consumer goods do not comply with a safety standard for such goods that is in force—set out the nature of the non-compliance; and (e) if an interim ban, or a permanent ban, on the consumer goods is in force—state that fact. (3) The notice under subsection (1) must be given as soon as practicable after the supply of the consumer goods to the person outside Australia. (4) A person who is required to give a notice under subsection (1) must, within 10 days after giving the notice, give a copy of the notice to the responsible Minister who issued the recall notice. Note: A pecuniary penalty may be imposed for a contravention of this subsection.