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“Compared to the construction and technology industries, which have hundreds of billions of dollars in revenue, the cost of making standards available for free may not be significant, but the benefits of compliance, competition, and innovation will be significant,” he said. “If Australia adheres to appropriate, unnecessary, and slow standards, consumers will continue to pay more and wait longer for clean technologies, businesses will hesitate to invest, and climate goals will be further away.” The Productivity Commission is considering aligning Australian standards with international versions. The interim report found that these measures could provide $1.9 billion to $3.8 billion in annual economic benefits through cost savings and access to foreign versions of products. Many of these cost savings would come from companies that do not meet specific Australian standards or have to run specialized tests to meet local requirements. In a submission to the inquiry, Standards Australia warned that such a move could expose Australia to “unacceptable security, sovereignty and economic risks.” Furniture giant IKEA recently indicated that standards have created some problems. The tipping furniture standard applies to all furniture over 50 centimeters in height and requires additional warning labels, in-store signage and additional safety information in user manuals. IKEA has found that Australian professional standards have made life more difficult and expensive. Credit: AP The US version of the standard covers clothing storage devices, with a focus on product stability. The Australian standard affects 500 individual IKEA products from 50 suppliers worldwide. “This includes additional supply chain costs, with significant local logistics, resource and cost impacts, including the launch and labeling of thousands of products overseas.” Menezes said there was no case for Standards Australia to continue charging for access to standards because the additional cost of selling digital documents was zero. The loading company followed Abbott in 2015 to provide free access to the country’s building code. Government however, the standards included in the code are still behind closed doors. He said people needed to go to a basic system that used international standards or standards taken directly from other countries, and those who wanted professional Australian standards to prove it. “Specific rules should only be made if there is a compelling and demonstrable local need, such as unique climatic conditions, uniquely Australian safety risks or clear incompatibilities with existing infrastructure,” he said.
প্রকাশিত: 2025-11-09 16:00:00
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