H&M Australia has paid A$138,600 in penalties after the competition regulator issued seven infringement notices over missing or inaccurate fire-warning labels on children’s nightwear.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said the notices concerned 4,473 garments. Children’s nightwear covered by the mandatory standard must carry prescribed fire-hazard information so buyers can compare the relative risk of different products. The regulator alleged that the warnings on the affected items were absent or did not meet the standard.
H&M also gave a court-enforceable undertaking in which it admitted that its conduct contravened, or was likely to contravene, the Australian Consumer Law. It has recalled the products and committed to a compliance review and staff training. Payment of an infringement-notice penalty by itself is not an admission of liability, a distinction the regulator preserved. The ACCC announcement records the notices and undertaking.
