This standard may be cited as the Cosmetics Amendment (Sunscreen) Standard 2013.

This standard commences on 1 August 2013.

This standard is made under subsection 81(1) of the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989.

Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments

Cosmetics Standard 2007

1 Section 3

Insert:

AS/NZS 2604:2012 means AS/NZS 2604:2012 Sunscreen products—Evaluation and classification, published by SAI Global on 30 May 2012.

2 Schedule 1 (cell at table item 1, column headed “Standards”)

Repeal the cell, substitute:

For a product imported into, or manufactured in, Australia before 1 August 2018, both:

(a) the product must be a secondary sunscreen product within the definition of secondary sunscreen product in:

(i) AS/NZS 2604:1998; or

(ii) AS/NZS 2604:2012; and

(b) any protection factor or equivalent category description stated on the product’s label must be in accordance with:

(i) clauses 6.2 and 6.3 of AS/NZS 2604:1998; or

(ii) clauses 5 and 6 of AS/NZS2604:2012.

For a product imported into, or manufactured in, Australia on or after 1 August 2018, all of the following:

(a) the product must be a secondary sunscreen product within the definition of secondary sunscreen product in AS/NZS 2604:2012;

(b) any protection factor or equivalent category description stated on the product’s label must be in accordance with clauses 5 and 6 of AS/NZS 2604:2012;

(c) if the product’s label states a protection factor, the label must meet the requirements of clauses 7.1 and 7.3 of AS/NZS 2604:2012;

(d) the product must meet the performance requirements for a broad‑spectrum product set out in:

(i) Table 1 in clause 5.2 of AS/NZS 2604:2012; and

(ii) clause 6.3 of AS/NZS 2604:2012.

3 Schedule 1 (cell at table item 2, column headed “Standards”)

Repeal the cell, substitute:

For a product imported into, or manufactured in, Australia before 1 August 2018, all of the following:

(a) the product must be a secondary sunscreen product within the definition of secondary sunscreen product in:

(i) AS/NZS 2604:1998; or

(ii) AS/NZS 2604:2012;

(b) the product must:

(i) not be presented as having a sun protection factor of more than 15; and

(ii) not be presented as water‑resistant; and

(iii) if it is not stable for at least 36 months—include an expiry date or use‑by date on its label; and

(iv) have a pack size not larger than 300mL or 300g; and

(v) not have a therapeutic claim, including any representation about skin cancer, made for it;

(c) any representation in connection with the product about premature skin ageing linked to sun exposure may be made only if the product meets the performance requirements for a broad‑spectrum product set out in:

(i) clause 7.2 of AS/NZS 2604:1998; or

(ii) both:

(A) Table 1 in clause 5.2 of AS/NZS 2604:2012; and

(B) clause 6.3 of AS/NZS 2604:2012;

(d) any protection factor or equivalent category description stated on the product’s label must be in accordance with: