I did some more research into into Guys article
Okay I did some further research
What This article failed to mention is as follows
the link is here
http://www.coag.gov.au/mutual_recogn..._agreement.cfm
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In 1996 the Commonwealth, States and Territories and New Zealand signed the Arrangement establishing the TTMRA. The purpose of the TTMRA is to implement mutual recognition principles relating to the sale of goods and the registration of occupations. These principles, with a few exceptions, state that:
a good that may be legally sold in Australia may be sold in New Zealand, and a good that may be legally sold in New Zealand may be sold in Australia. This is regardless of differences in standards or other sale-related regulatory requirements between Australia and New Zealand; and
a person registered to practise an occupation in Australia is entitled to practise an equivalent occupation in New Zealand, and vice versa, without the need for further testing or examination.
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However
The TTMRA entered into force on 1 May 1998.
The Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research administers the TTMRA as it relates to goods. The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations administers the TTMRA as it relates to occupations.
The TTMRA provides a simple, low cost and low maintenance mechanism for overcoming unnecessary regulatory impediments to trade in goods and the movement of skilled practitioners between Australia and New Zealand. Benefits flowing from the TTMRA include:
lower costs to business and improved competitiveness from being able to manufacture to a single standard;
greater choice for consumers; and
greater cooperation between regulatory authorities.
notice how it says to manufacture to a single standard
Now before we used to have AS 1698 now it is actually AS/NZS 1698:2006
Further the agreement states
1. subject to certain exemptions for the protection of public health and safety and
the environment, the Arrangement is intended only to take precedence over
such Laws of Participating Parties in respect of Goods as would effectively
prevent or restrict the sale in the Jurisdiction of that Party of a Good that can
legally be sold in the Jurisdiction of another Participating Party;
Further
PART IV
OPERATION OF THE SCHEME
GOODS
4.1.1 Under this Arrangement, a Good that may legally be sold in the Jurisdiction of
an Australian Party may legally be sold in New Zealand and a Good that may legally be
sold in New Zealand may legally be sold in the Jurisdiction of any Australian Party.
Goods need only comply with the standards or Regulations applying in the jurisdiction
in which they are produced or through which they are imported. -
( THIS PART I SERIOUSLY HAVE TO REALLY LOOK AT IN DEPTH TO ASCERTAIN THE MEANING OR INFLECTION OR APPLICATION - IF HELMETS PRODUCED IN NZ = OK ? IF HELMETS IMPORTED VIA AUSTRALIAN CUSTOMS /LAWS THEN MUST BE AS THE CURRENT STATUS FOR THEM) The understandings
entered into under this principle are confined to the laws of each Party.
4.1.2 Under the principle referred to in sub-paragraph 4.1.1, mutual recognition will
affect certain laws relating to the sale of Goods of the jurisdiction where the Goods are
intended for sale. Such laws include:
(a) Requirements relating to production, composition, quality or performance of a
Good;
(b) Requirements that a Good satisfy certain standards relating to presentation, such as
packaging, labelling, date, or age stamping;
(c) Requirements that Goods be inspected, passed or similarly dealt with; or
(d) any other Requirement that would prevent or restrict, or would have the effect of
preventing or restricting, the sale of the Good.
4.1.3 The Arrangement is not intended to affect the operation of any laws to the
extent that they regulate:
(a) the manner of the sale of Goods or the manner in which sellers conduct or are
required to conduct their business, so long as those laws apply equally to Goods
produced or imported in the Jurisdiction of the Party. Examples include:
(i) the contractual aspects of the sale of Goods;
(ii) the registration of sellers or other persons carrying on occupations;
(iii) the requirements for business franchise licences;
(iv) the persons to whom Goods may or may not be sold; and
