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Fair Trading Amendment Bill 2018

Uniform Legislation and Statutes Review Committee· 12 September 2018general_report

The WA parliamentary committee seeks a second extension to review the Fair Trading Amendment Bill 2018. The committee has identified significant concerns regarding Parliamentary sovereignty, specifically the automatic adoption of Commonwealth amendments to the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) without sufficient WA Parliamentary scrutiny. They require more time to investigate these issues and their implications for future national scheme legislation.

Impact

The Bill impacts the law-making powers of the WA Parliament and the level of scrutiny it can apply to consumer protection laws. Businesses and consumers in WA could be affected by changes to the ACL made at the Commonwealth level without specific WA parliamentary approval.

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