Consumer Affairs Amendment Act 1981 (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

CONSUMER AFFAIRS.

No. 110 of 1981.

AN ACT to amend the Consumer Affairs Act

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[Assented to 4 December 19811

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:—

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Consumer

Affairs Amendment Act 1981.

(2) In this Act the Consumer Affairs Act 1971- li,grroin vvA s

July 1977 and

1980 is referred to as the principal Act. amended by Acts Nos. 90 of1978 and

(3) The principal Act as amended by this Act may 66 of 1930.

be cited as the Consumer Affairs Act 1971-1981.

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Commence-

ment. 2. This Act shall come into operation on a day to

be fixed by proclamation.

Long title

amended. 3. The long title of the principal Act is amended

by deleting "a Consumer Affairs Council and".

Section 3

repealed.	4.	Section 3 of the principal Act is repealed.
Section 4
amended.	5.	Section 4 of the principal Act is amended by

deleting the definitions of "Chairman", "Council"

and "member".

Part II

repealed.	6. Part II of the principal Act is repealed.
Section 15A
inserted.	7. After section 15 of the principal Act the follow-

ing section is inserted-

Duties C t

of the	15A. (1) The duties of the Commissioner
Commis-

sioner. include the following, namely

(a)	making such recommendations to the Minister as the Commissioner considers necessary or desirable in the interests of consumers and in particular investigating and making recommendations to the Minister in relation to any matters that concern the need for or desirability of legisla- tive or administrative action in the interests of consumers;
(b)	advising the Minister on such matters affecting the interests of consumers as he may refer to the Commissioner;
(c)	making recommendations to the Minister for the establishment and maintenance of means by which matters that affect the interests of consumers and of persons engaged in

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the production, manufacture, pre- paration or supply of goods or in commerce or in the provision of services may receive adequate con- sideration and whereby information concerning such matters and con- siderations may be disseminated at large.

(2) The Commissioner may co-operate, associate or consult with organizations that have the power to make investigations of the nature referred to in paragraph (a) of sub- section (1) of this section. " .

8. Section 17 of the principal Act is amended— amended..7

(a) in paragraph (a) by deleting "user" and substituting the following-

" use " ; and

(b) by deleting paragraphs (f) and (g).

9. Section 24 (1) of the principal Act is amended =Thed4

by inserting after "member" the following-

" of the Committee " .

10. Section 25 of the principal Act is amended— =du!

(a) by inserting after "member" the following-

" of the Committee " ;

(b)	by deleting "the Council,"; and
(c)	by deleting "of the Council or".

11. Section 25A (2) of the principal Act •is Section 25A amended.

amended

(a) in the definition of "consumer affairs authority"—

(i)

by deleting "the Council," wherever

it occurs; and

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(ii) by deleting paragraph (c) and sub- stituting the following paragraph-

" (c) the Chairman of the Com- mittee or any other member of the Committee; " ;

and

(b) in the definition of "published" by deleting "printed and".

Section 26

amended. 12. Section 26 of the principal Act is amended

(a) by deleting "The Chairman" and substitut- ing the following-

" The Commissioner " ;

(b)	by deleting "on behalf of the Council"; and
(c)	by deleting "of the Council and".