Fair Trading Amendment Bill 2019
Uniform Legislation and Statutes Review Committee· 20 August 2019general_report
The WA parliamentary committee reviewed the Fair Trading Amendment Bill 2019, which aims to align WA's consumer law with the national standard and automatically incorporate future changes, subject to parliamentary disallowance. The committee identified potential impacts on parliamentary sovereignty and recommends amendments to the bill and Legislative Council Standing Orders to address these concerns.
Impact
Consumers and businesses in WA will be affected by changes to consumer law. The WA Parliament's power to scrutinize and potentially disallow changes to national consumer law is also affected.
financepublic_sectorotherFair Trading ActAustralian Consumer LawACLdisallowanceparliamentary sovereigntyamending lawsstanding ordersconsumer protectionlegislation reviewpartial disallowance
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