Bicycles and other cycles (including delivery tricycles), not motorised. (HS code(s): 8712)

Limited review of the mandatory safety standard for pedal bicycles; accessed via link below.

The mandatory standard for pedal bicycles (the mandatory standard) came into effect in 1979 to address concerns about the safety of pedal bicycles being supplied in Australia, and covers requirements for design, construction, performance, testing and labelling.

The mandatory standard references requirements from the 1998 edition of the voluntary Australian standard.

The ACCC is conducting a limited review of the mandatory standard. The purpose of this limited review is to seek stakeholder views about:

·        increasing compliance options by referencing appropriate voluntary Australian and overseas standards that provide an equivalent or better level of safety

·        whether adding dynamic references is appropriate - so updates to referenced voluntary standards flow through to the mandatory standard.

The limited review seeks views about allowing suppliers to comply with the most recent version of the voluntary Australian standard:

·        Australian/New Zealand Standard (AS/NZS 1927:2010 Pedal bicycles – Safety requirements)

In addition, the limited review seeks views about allowing suppliers to comply with any of the following three voluntary overseas standards:

·        ISO 4210:2023 Cycles — Safety requirements for bicycles, Parts 1-9

·        ISO 8098:2023 Cycles — Safety requirements for bicycles for young children

·        EN 16054:2012 BMX bicycles — Safety requirements and test methods

Including these voluntary international and overseas standards as compliance options would permit the supply of pedal bicycles in Australia without the need to additionally test to the voluntary Australian standard. This will reduce regulatory burdens for suppliers and facilitate trade.

Significant changes such as altering the scope of the mandatory standard or other major requirements (such as performance measures) are not being considered in this limited review.