Australia Button Battery Compliance Law Passed

sinanspd · #1 06-28-2022, 11:14 AM

Australia just passed a law that requires all items powered by button batteries to have screwed holding cells. Apparently this impacted a large number of high end LED Powered statues and action figures. A lot of Hot Toys and Prime 1 statues had to be recalled as they aren't compliant.

https://www.accc.gov.au/media-releas...-laws-commence

Spect3r · #2 06-29-2022, 12:53 PM

Why is it always either Australia or Germany with some crazy non sensical laws? baaaah

Dreamcazman · #3 07-02-2022, 07:57 AM

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Australia just passed a law

This is the first I've head of such a law, but then again I don't really follow such stuff. TBH, practically every device or toy we've bought in the last year or two already has a screw, even our electronic kitchen scales.

This is majorly aimed at the markets and $2 shops selling cheap Chinese knockoff products I would think.

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Originally Posted by Spect3r

Why is it always either Australia or Germany with some crazy non sensical laws? baaaah

It's to stop kids swallowing the batteries I would think. Even the packets that new CR2032 batteries come in need the jaws of life (almost) to get into!

Spect3r · #4 07-04-2022, 10:21 AM

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It's to stop kids swallowing the batteries I would think. Even the packets that new CR2032 batteries come in need the jaws of life (almost) to get into!

Still, you guys have some weird laws from time to time

Dreamcazman · #5 07-06-2022, 04:26 AM

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Still, you guys have some weird laws from time to time

Tell me about it

sinanspd · #6 07-15-2022, 03:49 PM

Prime 1 started sending out cancellation emails to AUS collectors it seems