THE sale of substandard prams on eBay should be banned following the death of a child in Tasmania, a coroner has recommended.
Coroner Glenn Hay has called for legislation outlawing the importation of second-hand baby products which don't comply with Australian standards.
It comes after an investigation into the 2007 death of 11-month-old Zac Cameron Rainbow in Hobart.
The coroner found the child died of positional asphyxia when sleeping in a Swedish-made Emmaljunga pram purchased on eBay by his grandmother for $60.
The boy became trapped between the mattress and side wall of the pram.
"I recommend consideration be given to introducing legislation ... precluding the import, whether via the agency of eBay or similar agencies, from overseas of such second-hand equipment not complying with current Australian safety standards," the coroner wrote.
Mr Hay said second-hand nursery furniture should only be sold through licensed dealers.
He said equipment not complying with Australian standards should be disposed of.
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