Changes to the Australian Made, Australian Grown Logo Code of Practice

The Australian Made, Australian Grown Logo Code of Practice has been updated.

Changes to the rules and conditions for use of the logo have been largely necessitated by the Competition and Consumer Amendment (Country of Origin) Act 2017, which came into effect on 23 February 2017.

The Act amends the country of origin ‘safe harbours’ set out in Part 5-3 of the Australian Consumer Law, the principal changes being the removal of the 50% local cost of production test and a clarified definition of ‘substantial transformation’.

The changes to the Code of Practice which are required to ensure consistency with this change fall into the following areas:

• Updated explanatory material in Part I and Part V
• Amendments to Rule 20(b) which sets out the compliance criteria for use of the logo with ‘Made in Australia’ claims
• Removal of reference to cost of production in Rule 24.

Additional changes:

• List items in Rules 4, 11 and 12 reordered (no change to content)
• Rule 37 moved to new position (Rule 48) with subsequent renumbering of intervening rules
• Minor changes to Rule 39 relating to investigation of complaints
• Minor corrections and updates.

You can download the updated Code of Practice here.

Please email info@australianmade.com.au if you would like a printed copy posted to you.

If you have any questions about the updated Code of Practice, email compliance@australianmade.com.au.