Trade Practices Act Information

Specifies the design performance and labelling requirements of children's sleepwear and limited daywear and the labelling of associated paper patterns.

This Standard specifies design, performance and labelling requirements for four categories of children’s nightwear, together with some garments commonly worn both day and night. It also covers requirements for the labelling of paper patterns for these garments. NOTES: 1 Appendix A is a flow chart which will be of assistance in interpreting the Standard when designing children’s nightwear. 2 Appendix B provides a general indication of the burning characteristics of different types of fibres; however, it is not possible to accurately predict the burning behaviour of any garment solely on the basis of the fibre content of the component fabric or fabrics. Prediction of the burning behaviour of garments incorporating fibre blend is not possible from data on the individual fibres in the blend (see warning in Appendix B). 3 There are some garments which will not meet the requirements of any of the categories in this Standard and therefore cannot comply with this Standard.

First published in Australia in part as part of AS CL3-1969.
Revised and redesignated AS 1249-1972.
Revised and redesignated in part as AS 1249.1-1976 and AS 1249.2-1976 and AS 1989-1976.
AS 1249.3 first published 1977.
AS 1249.1-1976, AS 1249.2-1976, AS 1989-1976 and AS 1249.3-1977 revised, amalgamated and redesignated AS 1249-1983.
Second edition 1990.
First published in New Zealand as NZS 8705-1977.
Second edition 1989.
AS 1249-1990 and NZS 8705:1989 jointly revised, amalgamated and designated AS/NZS 1249:1999.
Fifth edition 2003.