📜 Fair Trading Amendment Bill 2013
Assented toLCBill 415 May 2013
The Fair Trading Amendment Bill 2013 aligns Western Australian consumer law with the rest of Australia, improves the administration of the Fair Trading Act 2010, and corrects anomalies and drafting errors.
Impact
Businesses and consumers in Western Australia are affected. Aligning WA's consumer laws with the rest of Australia ensures consistency and reduces confusion. The amendments also clarify the scope of criminal responsibility.
Key Changes
["Realigns Australian Consumer Law (WA) with the national Australian Consumer Law.", "Extends criminal responsibility to being 'involved in the contravention' of the Act.", "Enables the Commissioner to assume conduct of legal proceedings already underway.", "Corrects an error regarding precedence of State legislation over Australian Consumer Law."]
Parliamentary Progress
- LC Second Reading MovedLC6 Aug 2013
- LA Second Reading MovedLA12 Sept 2013
- LA IntroducedLA12 Sept 2013
- LC Second Reading AgreedLC12 Sept 2013
- LC Third ReadingLC12 Sept 2013
- LA Third ReadingLA24 Sept 2013
- LA Second Reading AgreedLA24 Sept 2013
- Royal Assent4 Oct 2013
Affected Sectors
financeother
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