📜 Fair Trading Amendment Bill 2019
Legislative Council Second Reading - Committee Report TabledLCBill 1223 April 2019
The Fair Trading Amendment Bill 2019 amends the Fair Trading Act 2010 to ensure Western Australia's consumer law remains consistent with the Australian Consumer Law by automatically incorporating future amendments, subject to parliamentary review. It also removes obsolete provisions related to permitted calling hours.
Impact
Small businesses and consumers will be affected. The bill aims to improve consistency and enforcement of consumer law in Western Australia by streamlining the process of adopting amendments to the Australian Consumer Law.
Key Changes
["Introduces a mechanism for automatic incorporation of amendments to the Commonwealth ACL into WA law.", "Requires tabling of Commonwealth amending laws in WA Parliament for scrutiny and potential disallowance.", "Deletes section 36 of the Fair Trading Act 2010, which is no longer required.", "Repeals the Fair Trading (Permitted Calling Hours) Regulations 2014."]
Parliamentary Progress
- LC Second Reading MovedLC20 Aug 2019
Affected Sectors
financeother
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