Acts Amendment (Prevention of Excessive Prices) Act 1983 (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

ACTS AMENDMENT

(PREVENTION OF

EXCESSIVE PRICES).

No. 2 of 1983.

AN ACT to amend the Consumer Affairs Act 1971-1982 and the Salaries and Wages Freeze Act 1982.

[Assented to 25 March 1983.]

BE it enacted by the Queen's Most ExcellentMajesty, by and with the advice and consent

of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

PART I-PRELIMINARY.

1. This Act may be cited as the Acts Amendment Short title.

(Prevention of Excessive Prices) Act 1983.

2. The provisions of this Act shall come into	Commence-
ment.

operation on such day or days as is or are respec-

tively fixed by proclamation.

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Excessive Prices).

PART II-CONSUMER AFFAIRS ACT 1971-1982.

Principal

(1) In this Part the Consumer Affairs Act 1971-1982 is referred to as the principal Act.

Act and 3.

citation.

(2) The principal Act as amended by this Act

may be cited as the Consumer Affairs Act 1971-1983.

Section 24

Section 24 of the principal Act is amended by

inserting after subsection (2) the following sub-

section

amended. 4.

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(3) Nothing in subsection (2) prohibits a person who also exercises powers or performs duties or functions under the Prevention of Excessive Prices Act 1983 from making a record of, or divulging or communicating to any person, any information referred to in that subsection in the course of the exercise of his powers or the performance of his duties or functions under that Act. ".

PART III-SALARIES AND WAGES FREEZE ACT 1982.

Principal

(1) In this Part the Salaries and Wages Freeze (2) The principal Act as amended by this Act may be cited as the Salaries and Wages Freeze Act 1982- 1983.

Act and 5.

citation. Act 1982 is referred to as the principal Act.

Section 2 6.

Section 2 of the principal Act is amended in subsection (3) by deleting

amended.

(a) ", section 9 or section 11" and substituting the following-

" or section 9 "; and

(b) ", section 9 (2) or section 11 (6)" and sub- stituting the following-

" or section 9 (2) ".

7. Section 11 of the principal Act is repealed.

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Excessive Prices).

8.    Sections 14 and 15 of the principal Act are Sueledlosn s 14

repealed.

9.    Section 16 of the principal Act is amended =MA?

by

(a) deleting "(1)"; and

(b) repealing subsection (2).