Best for
Reading the current Australian legal instrument after the ACCC overview, especially its regulated-goods scope, exemptions, and the two permitted post-transition compliance routes
What the source establishes
The Australian Government Federal Register of Legislation marks F2023L01187, the Consumer Goods (Care Labelling) Information Standard 2023, as in force, administered by the Department of the Treasury, authorised by the Competition and Consumer Act 2010, and current at the registered September 4, 2023 version. The instrument commenced September 5, 2023 under subsection 134(1) of the Australian Consumer Law. It defines regulated goods and detailed exemptions. After its two transition periods, section 10 requires regulated goods to use either section 11's varied AS/NZS 1957:1998 route or section 12's ISO 3758:2012 Clause 4 route.
The linked register or record system is maintained by the body responsible for the law, standard, certificate, approval, or program record it exposes.
What this record does not prove
This is the registered legal instrument, not a complete product compliance answer. It incorporates copyrighted standards whose full clauses, tables, and symbol specifications are not reproduced by this route; the ACCC states that licensed copies are purchased separately or may be viewed at an ACCC office subject to licensing conditions. The instrument does not classify a particular article, prove that wording or symbols are appropriate and adequate for every component, approve artwork, establish test evidence, or cover fibre content, origin, children's nightwear, chemicals, other product-safety duties, customs, buyer requirements, or legal advice. Confirm the latest version, exact regulated or exempt status, incorporated text, care evidence, label execution, related rules, and supply-chain records before market release.
A reachable official source can verify identity, stated scope, and access. It cannot silently become an audit of workmanship, delivery, labor conditions, or suitability for your project.
Review history
New checks are appended rather than replacing earlier entries. The next review is due by October 19, 2026.
- Baseline publishedInitial public resource record established from the Federal Register's latest text and details for F2023L01187, cross-checked against the ACCC Product Safety overview.
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Search terms
- Australia care labelling law
- F2023L01187
- Consumer Goods Care Labelling Information Standard 2023
- Australian Consumer Law textile label
- AS NZS 1957 1998 care labelling
- ISO 3758 2012 symbols Australia
- regulated textile goods exemptions
- Oceania apparel standards