The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has begun criminal proceedings in the Federal Court, Adelaide, against Philip James Robinson of South Australia.
The ACCC alleges that on eight occasions between December 2007 and July 2008, Mr Robinson supplied infant sleeping bags that did not comply with a consumer product safety standard in that they did not have a fire hazard information label, contrary to section 75AZS of the Trade Practices Act 1974.
The charges are being prosecuted by the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions.
Mr Robinson has been summonsed to appear at the Federal Court Adelaide on 25 June 2010 at 9.15 a.m.
The consumer product safety standard Australian/New Zealand Standard Children's nightwear and limited daywear having reduced fire hazard is prescribed by Trade Practices (Consumer Product Safety Standards) (Children's Nightwear and Paper Patterns for Children’s Nightwear) Regulations 2007 made for the purposes of section 65C of the Act.