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ARTICLE · 17 MAY 2010

Some Old, Some New – The Australian Consumer Law

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The Australian Government is in the process of introducing a single national consumer law, to be introduced in two stages including the Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Act (No. 1) 2010 (Act) and the Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Bill (No. 2) (Cth) (Bill).

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by Fiona Vidler, Senior Associate of Gadens Lawyers Brisbane

The Australian Government is in the process of introducing a single national consumer law, to be introduced in two stages:

  • the Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Act (No. 1) 2010 (Act), most of which became operational on 15 April 2010. However, its unfair contract terms provisions will not be in force until at least 1 July 2010 (and possibly as late as 16 October 2010). As expected, the unfair contract terms provisions will only apply to standard form (non-negotiated) consumer contracts (Phase I); and
  • the Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Bill (No. 2) (Cth) (Bill), which was introduced into the House of Representatives on 17 March 2010 and has been referred to the Senate Economics Committee for report by 21 May 2010. The Bill is not expected to become law before 1 January 2011 (Phase II).

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