New Industry Guide Released: Helping Australia Get Ready for the ACCC Infant Sleep Product Standards

A significant milestone has just landed for Australia’s infant-product sector. A new industry guide has been published to help suppliers, retailers and brand owners understand the Consumer Goods (Infant Sleep Products) Safety Standard 2024 and the Consumer Goods (Infant Products) Information Standard 2024.

With enforcement beginning on 19 January 2026, the industry now has a clear and practical resource to support compliance. As a result, this guide arrives at the perfect time for teams preparing their 2025 and early-2026 product ranges.

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Why This Guide Matters

Infant sleep safety remains an area of increasing regulatory focus. Moreover, the new mandatory standards introduce stronger requirements across design, stability, structural integrity, material safety and ventilation. In addition, they significantly improve expectations for warnings, labels and consumer information.

Because of this, stakeholders need guidance that translates technical rules into practical steps. The new guide fills that gap and offers clarity where uncertainty has often slowed progress.

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What the Guide Includes

The guide breaks down the new ACCC infant sleep standards into simple, actionable language. Furthermore, it provides real-world examples to help businesses understand what compliance looks like in practice.

Key areas covered include:

• Clear definitions of what is and isn’t an infant sleep product

• Step-by-step explanations of each safety requirement

• Examples of compliant and non-compliant product features

• Warnings and information obligations under the Information Standard

• Checklists for QA, design, buying, and compliance teams

• Transition timing, sell-through rules and upcoming deadlines

For example, the guide highlights how design features such as sidewall height, rigidity and base angle may influence compliance under the 2024 Safety Standard.

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Who Should Use This Guide

This resource is built for anyone working within the infant-product supply chain. Specifically, it supports:

• Local importers and global manufacturers

• Retailers reviewing current and future ranges

• Product developers designing new sleep products

• Quality and compliance professionals

• Packaging, labelling and digital content teams

In fact, its practical explanations make it easier for different departments to work from the same interpretation, reducing errors and ensuring consistency across ranges.

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Looking Ahead Toward 2026

The countdown to full enforcement is now well underway. Therefore, businesses should be reviewing existing ranges, updating packaging and planning test programs without delay.

Ultimately, this guide helps stakeholders make informed decisions and stay ahead of the regulatory curve. It also reinforces the shared goal across the industry: ensuring infants in Australia sleep in safer, better-designed products supported by clear and accurate information.

Finally, if your organisation has not yet begun preparing for the transition, now is the ideal time to start. This guide will make the process clearer, faster and far more predictable. 

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