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Are Your Warnings The Ones That The Product Safety Standards Require?

Publication: Mondaq Business Briefing
Publication Date: 20-SEP-04
Format: Online - approximately 609 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
A recent decision concerning an appeal by BMW Australia Ltd (BMW) serves as a powerful reminder there is not much room for deviation where product safety standards are concerned--slight variations to mandated warnings may result in a breach of the Trade Practices Act.

BMW labelled its vehicle jacks with a warning that differed from the wording used in the mandatory standard. The Court found that BMW's warning was not 'to the same effect' as the warning in the mandatory standard (Standard).

What warning did the Standard require?

The relevant Standard...

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