Bill
Treasury Laws Amendment (Australian Consumer Law Review) Bill 2018
passed, as at 2018-10-25. Treasury portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Treasury
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2018-03-28
- second reading — 2018-03-28
- second reading — 2018-06-27
- second reading — 2018-06-27
- committee — 2018-06-27
- third reading — 2018-06-27
- introduced — 2018-08-13
- second reading — 2018-08-13
- second reading — 2018-09-20
- second reading — 2018-10-18
- second reading — 2018-10-18
- third reading — 2018-10-18
- passed — 2018-10-18
- royal assent — 2018-10-25
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2018-03-28.
The bill would change consumer protection rules to make them clearer and stronger.
It would amend the ASIC Act, the Australian Consumer Law and the Competition and Consumer Act to put into action proposals from a 2017 review.
The amendments cover areas such as guarantees on goods and services, door-to-door sales, product safety, fake billing, unfair business behaviour, pricing and unfair contract terms.
- The bill would clarify and strengthen protections for consumers.
- It would help consumers and businesses understand their rights and obligations.
- The changes would make the consumer protection system able to handle new issues.
Consumers and traders are affected.
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