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NATIONAL CONSUMER CREDIT PROTECTION ACT 2009 - SECT 160A

Guide to this Part

This Part has a number of miscellaneous rules that require responsible lending conduct when engaging in credit activities or particular types of credit activities. Some of these rules apply to a person even if the person is not required to be licensed.

Division   2 prohibits licensees from making particular representations when providing a credit service to a consumer.

Division   2A restricts the use and disclosure of certain documents and information.

Division   3 prohibits a person (whether licensed or not) from giving false or misleading information in the course of engaging in a credit activity.

Division   4 may require a credit provider or lessor (whether licensed or not) to give notice when, and in some cases before, giving an employer of a debtor or lessee an authorisation by the debtor or lessee to make deductions from amounts payable by the employer to the debtor or lessee.

Division   5 provides that ASIC may determine periods for the purpose of determining the unsuitability of credit card contracts.

Division   6 prohibits licensees that carry on a business of providing credit under small amount credit contracts from making certain kinds of referrals (called proscribed referrals) in certain circumstances.



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