Section 134 — Competition and Consumer Act 2010: Making information standards for goods and services

(1) The Commonwealth Minister may, by written notice, make an information standard in relation to the provision of information for one or both of the following: (a) goods of a particular kind; (b) services of a particular kind. (2) Without limiting subsection (1), an information standard for goods or services of a particular kind may: (a) make provision in relation to the content of information about goods or services of that kind; or (b) require the provision of specified information about goods or services of that kind; or (c) provide for the manner or form in which such information is to be provided; or (d) provide that such information is not to be provided in a specified manner or form; or (e) provide that information of a specified kind is not to be provided about goods or services of that kind; or (f) assign a meaning to specified information about goods or services; (g) require the making and keeping of records in relation to goods or services of that kind; (h) require the provision of information to any person, including the regulator, in relation to goods or services of that kind. (3) An information standard may also deal with matters incidental or related to the provision of information for goods or services of a particular kind. (4) An information standard may make provision in relation to a matter by applying, adopting or incorporating, with or without modification, any matter contained in any other instrument or writing (an incorporated instrument): (a) as in force or existing at a particular time; or (b) as in force or existing from time to time. (5) If: (a) an information standard makes provision in relation to a matter in accordance with subsection (4); and (b) the incorporated instrument is prepared or approved by an Australian or international standards body; the information standard may also make provision in relation to any matter dealt with in the incorporated instrument.