Section 132ACompetition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)

Commonwealth Minister must issue a proposed recall notice

(1) The Commonwealth Minister must issue a proposed recall notice if the Commonwealth Minister proposes to issue a recall notice for consumer goods of a particular kind.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to a recall notice if the Commonwealth Minister has issued a notice under section 132J certifying that the recall notice should be issued without delay.

(3) The proposed recall notice must:

(a) be in writing; and

(b) be published on the internet; and

(c) set out a copy of a draft recall notice; and

(d) set out a summary of the reasons for the proposed issue of the recall notice; and

(e) invite any person who supplies, or proposes to supply, consumer goods of that kind to notify the Commission, in writing and within a period specified in the notice, if the person wishes the Commission to hold a conference in relation to the proposed issue of the recall notice.

(4) The period specified in the proposed recall notice under paragraph (3)(e):

(a) must be a period of at least 10 days, or such longer period as the Commonwealth Minister specifies in the notice; and

(b) must not commence before the day on which the notice is published.

(5) A proposed recall notice is not a legislative instrument.

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation at 22 May 2026. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to https://www.legislation.gov.au. Verify the current text against the official source before relying on it.

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