AFA Compliance Services
The AFA has a team of specialists to call on when you need advice and support in understanding your legal and corporate obligations.
Cots and Mattresses Listed as High-Risk Infant Safe Sleeping Products – AFA Members Edition
The Australian Furniture Association (AFA) is proud to have been a contributor to the recently released Guide for the Design of Safe Infant Sleeping environments. Products featured in the Guide include, but are not limited to, household cots, portable cots, bassinets,...
Cots and Mattresses listed as high-risk Infant Safe Sleeping Products
The Australian Furniture Association (AFA) is proud to have been a contributor to the recently released Guide for the Design of Safe Infant Sleeping environments. Products featured in the Guide include, but are not limited to, household cots, portable cots, bassinets,...
Suppliers of infant sleep products legally bound
It is important that suppliers of infant sleep products are legally bound by the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) and are fully aware of their legal obligations in terms of supplying safe products…
Mandatory Reporting of Unsafe Products
There is an obligation under the Australian Consumer Law for suppliers to report any death or serious injury or illness associated with their products to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. Suppliers will not know about an incident unless they are contacted by the consumer or health clinician, information is posted on social media or becomes part of a mainstream media news story. This mode is increasingly common especially when the consumer is not feeling heard by the supplier or government agency.
Timber Due Diligence Compliance Toolkit
Timber Due Diligence Compliance Want to Book your own dedicated Timber Due Diligence Compliance Check for your Business Team? Businesses and individuals who import regulated timber products into Australia, or who process domestically grown raw logs, may face penalties...
The top three business risks: Cyber, Supply Chain and Regulatory Compliance
*source Metis Advisory The recently released Allianz Risk Barometer ranked the top business risks, based on the views of more than 1,900 risk management experts globally. Here, METIS looks at the top three identified business risk for Australia and discuss how they...
The real cost of getting workplace compliance wrong
From reinstatement of a dismissed employee to unlimited damages that could go into hundreds of thousands of dollars. As an employer, what could you be hit by? Businesses have to deal with a really complex set of rules when it comes to managing employees. As difficult...