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Issues Paper Questions 1 - 7
1.
What data or information can you provide on the size and value of the Australian market, or for a segment of the market, for button batteries or for products that
contain button batteries?
Provide your answer below.
Many hearing aids still use button batteries
2.
What data or information can you provide on the prevalence of and costings of injuries and fatalities caused by button batteries?
Provide your answer below.
nil
3.
What information can you provide on the range of products that you supply that contain button batteries?
Provide your answer below.
Most hearing aids fitted use button batteries
4.
Do you think the recommended safety actions in the Industry Code for Consumer Goods that Contain Button Batteries (Code) for products that contain button batteries are adequate to reduce the risk of children accessing button batteries? Please provide the reasons for your response.
Provide your answer below.
Yes. It is impossible for any legislation to prevent harm from all possible circumstances
5.
Do you think the recommended safety actions in the Code should be made mandatory? What impact would mandating these requirements have on Australian suppliers?
Provide your answer below.
Unsure
Issues Paper Questions 8-15
8.
Would a mandated safety standard for the security of battery compartments of products containing button batteries be likely to reduce the number of injuries and fatalities caused by button batteries in Australia? Please provide the reasons for your response.
Provide your answer below.
Probably. Logic.
9.
Would a mandated safety standard and/or an information standard for child resistant packaging and labelling be likely to reduce the number of injuries and fatalities caused by button batteries in Australia? Should any such standard require provision of Australian Poison Information Centre details? Please provide the reasons for your response.
Provide your answer below.
Yes. Yes. Common sense.
10.
If it is your view that child resistant packaging and labelling requirements should be mandated, do you think this should apply to all button batteries regardless of size or chemistry? Please provide the reasons for your response.
Provide your answer below.
Yes. Possibility of choking remains.
11.
In your view, should any consumer products containing button batteries be banned from supply in Australia? If yes, please provide the reasons for your response.
Provide your answer below.
No. Overkill.
12.
If any of these requirements were mandated in Australia, what additional cost would be imposed on Australian suppliers or a relevant supplier segment?
Provide your answer below.
Some.
14.
Are there any button battery products that you think should be exempted from any mandatory safety or information standards? Please provide the reasons for your response.