04.3Product records

One object or lot. A traceable account.

A product record documents a particular object, model, edition, garment, batch, lot, production run or product line and connects it to the relevant practitioner, producer and provenance evidence.

Product records and passport information shown within a contemporary store
Source / transformation / product

Record the claim at the level where it can be tested.

The record should distinguish source, transformation and custody rather than collapsing them into a single Australian-made or handmade statement. It can identify outside processing honestly while preserving the practitioner’s authorship and consequential contribution.

The same structured record can support labels, QR journeys, procurement, repair, collections management, export information and future DPP requirements.

Report basisMapping Australia’s Crafts Sector 2026 · Sections 13.1–13.7.

SOURCE

Material

Type, composition, property, supplier and geographic origin where known.

PROCESS

Production

Methods, equipment, locations, stages and responsible people or enterprises.

USE

Lifecycle

Care, repair, disassembly, end-of-life and supporting certificates.

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