SDL Trading Limited

On 28 August SDL Trading Limited (SDL) was fined $64,000 in the Auckland District Court on toy safety charges. It was SDL’s second such prosecution, after being fined $81,000 in March 2018. SDL pleaded guilty to one representative charge under the Fair Trading Act 1986, relating to a fire engine toy it supplied to retailers throughout New Zealand, which did not comply with the product safety standard for children’s toys.

Case Details

Parties
SDL Trading Limited
Category
Consumer
Sub-category
Act/Section
Fair Trading Act 30(1), 40
Industry
Retail – other
Status
Closed
Outcome
Judgment
Case Number
Date opened
18 December 2018
Date closed
28 August 2020
Contact person
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