Is cosmetic animal testing banned in Australia?

Banned

Australia banned sale of cosmetics tested on animals in July 2017.

Australia is one of 36 countries classified “Banned” for cosmetic animal testing — 21% of the 174 with data.

Source

Taken from
Wikipedia: Testing cosmetics on animals
Last checked
7 July 2026
How it was classified
Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.

Nearby countries

Timor-Leste
No ban No ban on testing cosmetics on animals.
Papua New Guinea
No ban No ban on testing cosmetics on animals.
Solomon Islands
No ban No ban on testing cosmetics on animals.
New Caledonia
No ban No ban on testing cosmetics on animals.
Indonesia
No ban No ban on testing cosmetics on animals.
Vanuatu
No ban No ban on testing cosmetics on animals.

Other laws in Australia

Fur Farming
Legal
Dog Meat
Slaughter/sale restricted
Plastic Bag Bans
Banned

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