📜 Consumer Protection Legislation Amendment and Repeal Bill 2005
Assented toLABill 8421 September 2005
The Consumer Protection Legislation Amendment and Repeal Bill 2005 amends several Acts related to consumer protection in Western Australia. It corrects drafting errors, enhances consumer safeguards, streamlines administration, and repeals outdated legislation.
Impact
Consumers, businesses, and specific sectors like building, real estate, and credit providers are affected. The changes aim to improve fairness, clarity, and efficiency in consumer-related transactions and regulations.
Key Changes
["Corrects a drafting oversight in the Builders\u2019 Registration Act 1939 regarding the building licence levy.", "Extends the term of Consumer Product Safety Committee members and enables the Commissioner for Fair Trading to adopt product safety orders from other jurisdictions.", "Establishes a Consumer Credit Fund to distribute civil penalty amounts to consumer credit initiatives.", "Exempts holiday accommodation managers from real estate licensing and residential aged care facilities with Commonwealth accreditation from the Retirement Villages Act 1992.", "Repeals the Trading Stamps Act 1981 and amends the Fair Trading Act 1987 to regulate third-party trading schemes."]
Parliamentary Progress
- LA Second Reading MovedLA21 Sept 2005
- LA IntroducedLA21 Sept 2005
- LA AmendedLA20 Oct 2005
- LA Second Reading AgreedLA20 Oct 2005
- LA Consideration in DetailLA20 Oct 2005
- LA Third ReadingLA8 Nov 2005
- LC Second Reading MovedLC9 Nov 2005
- LC Third ReadingLC7 Dec 2006
- LC Second Reading AgreedLC7 Dec 2006
Affected Sectors
financehousingconstructionother
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