Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Bill (No. 2) 2010 [Provisions]

21 May 2010

© Commonwealth of Australia 2010
ISBN 978-1-74229-284-7

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Membership of Committee	(PDF 12KB)
Abbreviations	(PDF 49KB)
Summary and Recommendations - Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Bill (No. 2) 2010	(PDF 18KB)
Chapter 1 - Introduction	(PDF 99KB)
Reform history Consultation on the bill The bill Conduct of the inquiry Structure of the report The Committee's overall impression of the bill
Chapter 2 - Harmonising Australia's consumer laws	(PDF 61KB)
The Government's approach The regulator's approach Support for harmonising state and territory fair trading laws Views on the bar at which uniform laws are set
Chapter 3 - The definition of 'consumer' and the scope of the bill	(PDF 97KB)
The Australian Consumer Law and Trade Practices Act's definitions Ordinarily acquired for personal, domestic or household use / consumption Definitions of 'consumer' where section 3 does not apply Concerns about the bill's definition of 'consumer' in section 3 Treasury's position Options to amend section 3 of the bill Table 3.1: A hybrid test Committee view Table 3.2
Chapter 4 - Consumer Guarantees	(PDF 90KB)
The New Zealand model of consumer guarantees Exemptions to consumer guarantees
Chapter 5 - Unsolicited selling	(PDF 63KB)
Context of the provisions The definition of unsolicited consumer agreements Permitted hours for negotiating an unsolicited consumer agreement Section 73(2) Cooling off periods Table 5.1: Variation in cooling off periods
Chapter 6 - Product Safety	(PDF 65KB)
A national product safety system Incident reporting Requirements related to illness
Chapter 7 - Enforcement and dispute resolution	(PDF 79KB)
Enforcement Submitters' views on the bill's enforcement provisions Alternative and low cost dispute resolution Onus of proof Committee view
Chapter 8 - Minor drafting issues	(PDF 21KB)
Additional comments by Coalition senators	(PDF 75KB)
Introduction Definition of consumer and consumer good Consumer guarantees Unsolicited Selling Product Safety Reporting Enforcement and dispute resolution Lack of consultation and Drafting issues Conclusion
APPENDIX 1 - Submissions Received	(PDF 11KB)
APPENDIX 2 - Public Hearings and Witnesses	(PDF 45KB)

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