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CONSUMER AFFAIRS AMENDMENT BILL 2006

                 Western Australia


Consumer Affairs Amendment Bill 2006

                    CONTENTS


     Part 1 -- Preliminary
1.   Short title                        2
2.   Commencement                       2
     Part 2 -- Amendment of Consumer
          Affairs Act 1971
3.   The Act amended                    3
4.   Section 18 amended                 3




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                           Western Australia


                     LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

                    (Introduced by Dr Jacobs, MLA)


      Consumer Affairs Amendment Bill 2006


                               A Bill for


An Act to amend the Consumer Affairs Act 1971 to clarify the
circumstances in which the Commissioner of Fair Trading may bring
or defend proceedings on behalf of consumers.



The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:




                                                           page 1
    Consumer Affairs Amendment Bill 2006
    Part 1         Preliminary

    s. 1



                           Part 1 -- Preliminary
    1.       Short title
             This Act may be cited as the Consumer Affairs Amendment Act
             2006.

5   2.       Commencement
             This Act comes into operation on the day on which it receives the
             Royal Assent.




    page 2
                                    Consumer Affairs Amendment Bill 2006
                      Amendment of Consumer Affairs Act 1971      Part 2

                                                                         s. 3



         Part 2 -- Amendment of Consumer Affairs Act 1971
    3.       The Act amended
             The amendments in this Part are to the Consumer Affairs
             Act 1971.

5   4.       Section 18 amended
             Section 18(1) is amended by deleting the words ", where the
             amount claimed or involved in either case does not exceed the
             sum of $40 000,".

 

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