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FAIR TRADING (CONSUMER CONTRACTS) BILL 2004

                                                                 PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA

                                                     Fair Trading (Consumer Contracts) Act 2004
                                                                                  Act No.
Victorian Legislation Parliamentary Documents




                                                                       TABLE OF PROVISIONS
                                                Clause                                                                 Page
                                                  1.     Purpose                                                          1
                                                  2.     Commencement                                                     2
                                                  3.     Application of Part 2B                                           2
                                                  4.     Increase in threshold for telephone marketing agreements         2
                                                  5.     Definition of "raffle", "lottery" and "ticket"                   2
                                                                             

                                                ENDNOTES                                                                  3




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                                                551191B.I1-13/5/2004                           BILL LA CIRCULATION 13/5/2004

 


 

PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA Initiated in Assembly 11 May 2004 Victorian Legislation Parliamentary Documents A BILL to amend the Fair Trading Act 1999 in relation to the application of the unfair terms provisions and the telephone marketing provisions of that Act and for other purposes. Fair Trading (Consumer Contracts) Act 2004 The Parliament of Victoria enacts as follows: 1. Purpose The main purpose of this Act is to amend the Fair Trading Act 1999-- (a) to allow the regulations to prescribe classes of consumer credit contracts to which 5 Part 2B of the Act (Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts) will apply; and 1 551191B.I1-13/5/2004 BILL LA CIRCULATION 13/5/2004

 


 

Fair Trading (Consumer Contracts) Act 2004 s. 2 Act No. (b) to increase the threshold amount for the application of Division 2A of Part 4 of the Act (Telephone Marketing Agreements). 2. Commencement Victorian Legislation Parliamentary Documents (1) This Act (except sections 4 and 5) comes into 5 operation on the day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent. (2) Sections 4 and 5 come into operation on 30 August 2004. 3. Application of Part 2B 10 See: In section 32V(a) of the Fair Trading Act 1999, Act No. after "contract" insert "(other than a contract in a 16/1999. Reprint No. 1 prescribed class of contract)". as at 9 October 2003 and amending Act Nos 30/2003 and 106/2003. LawToday: www.dms. dpc.vic. gov.au 4. Increase in threshold for telephone marketing agreements 15 In section 67A(1)(d)(ii) of the Fair Trading Act 1999, for "$50" substitute "$100". 5. Definition of "raffle", "lottery" and "ticket" In section 67H(7) of the Fair Trading Act 1999, for "section 3 of the Gaming No. 2 Act 1997" 20 substitute "section 1.3 of the Gambling Regulation Act 2003". 2 551191B.I1-13/5/2004 BILL LA CIRCULATION 13/5/2004

 


 

Fair Trading (Consumer Contracts) Act 2004 Endnotes Act No. ENDNOTES Victorian Legislation Parliamentary Documents By Authority. Government Printer for the State of Victoria. 3 551191B.I1-13/5/2004 BILL LA CIRCULATION 13/5/2004

 


 

 


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