The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) makes sure that individuals and businesses comply with competition and consumer protection laws.The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) makes sure that individuals and businesses comply with competition and consumer protection laws.
However, ACCC is not just another market surveillance authority but one that actively protects consumers from unsafe products. On the one hand by recalling unsafe products, but also by providing good advice to consumers. Advice about how to be safe around the house, handle chemicals and poisons safely, use cosmetics and fashion safely, drive and ride safely: https://www.productsafety.gov.au/consumers.
Great attention is paid to vulnerable little ones. Watch for instance the “your first steps” video that is about the first steps young parents can take before their babies take their first steps: https://youtu.be/BkTRZ9qigkM.