Credit Regulation 1985 (ACT)

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Credit Regulation 1985 (repealed)   

SL1985-5

made under the

Credit Act 1985

Republication No 8

Effective:  7 October 2010

Republication date: 7 October 2010

As repealed by A2010-40 s 4 (1)

Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel’s Office

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The republished law

This is a republication of the Credit Regulation 1985 (repealed), made under the Credit Act 1985, including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes).It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting the republished law to 7 October 2010. 

The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4.

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    Editorial changes

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    This republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).

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    If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol  M  appears immediately before the provision heading.  The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes.  For the legal status of modifications, see Legislation Act 2001, section 95.

    Penalties

    At the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $110 for an individual and $550 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).

    Credit Regulation 1985 (repealed)

    made under the

    Credit Act 1985

    Contents

    Page

    1. Name of regulation  2

    2. Exclusion from definition of credit sale contract  2

    3. Goods prescribed as farm machinery  2

    4. Statutory rebate in relation to prescribed insurance charges                 2

    5. Prescribed method for calculation of accrued credit charge                  3

    6. Form of mortgage of goods  4

    8APrescribed amounts for credit sale contracts and loan contracts            4

    8BPrescribed percentage rates for loan contracts  4

    1. Notice for credit sale contracts and loan contracts  4

    2. Applicable method of determining annual percentage rate  4

    3. Unilateral variation of credit sale contracts and loan contracts               4

    13A           Prescribed charges in relation to continuing credit contracts                 5

    1. Information in default notice  6

    17A           Prohibited statement  6

    1. Descriptive terms to be used in certain documents  6

    2. Particulars of insurance  7

    3. Prescribed requirements for print and type in documents  8

    4. Prescribed requirements for reproduction of print or type  8

    5. Layout of certain documents  9

    6. Charges to be included in amount financed  9

    25A           Prescribed insurance risks  10

    Schedule 1Prescribed terms and conditions of mortgage       11

    Schedule 1A       Information in relation to default notice                   13

    Schedule 2Annual percentage rate—applicable methods       14

    2.1Method No 1  14

    2.2Method No 2  15

    2.3Interpretation  15

    Schedule 3Specified descriptive terms for use in credit sale contract 16

    Schedule 4Specified descriptive terms for use in loan contract 20

    Schedule 5Specified descriptive terms for use in notice under the Act, section 59 23

    Schedule 6Specified descriptive terms for use in statement of account in the Act, section 61  24

    Schedule 7Print or type for use in documents under Credit Act 27

    Endnotes

    1. About the endnotes  30

    2. Abbreviation key  30

    3. Legislation history  31

    4. Amendment history  33

    5. Earlier republications  36

    Credit Regulation 1985 (repealed)

    made under the

    Credit Act 1985

    1. Name of regulation

      This regulation is the Credit Regulation 1985.

    2. Exclusion from definition of credit sale contract

      A contract is not a credit sale contract within the meaning of the Act, dictionary if, under or in relation to the contract—

      (a)a charge is not made or cannot be made for the provision of credit; and

      (b)the amount paid or payable by the debtor does not exceed the cash price of the goods and services within the meaning of the Act, dictionary, definition of cash price, paragraph (b).

    3. Goods prescribed as farm machinery

      The following goods are prescribed as farm machinery for the Act, dictionary:

      (a)a boat used or intended to be used for the taking of fish for sale;

      (b)any other implement, apparatus or device used or proposed to be used for the taking, or for facilitating the taking, of fish for sale.

    4. Statutory rebate in relation to prescribed insurance charges

      (1)For the Act, dictionary, definition of statutory rebate, paragraph (b)—

      (a)the prescribed insurance charges are—

      (i)amounts mentioned in the Act, schedule 2, section 2.1 (e) (iv), (vi) and (vii);

      (ii)amounts mentioned in schedule 4, section 4.1 (b) (iii), (iv) and (vi); and

      (iii)amounts mentioned in schedule 7, section 7.1 (k) (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi); and

      (b)the prescribed way of ascertaining the statutory rebate is by applying the following formula:

      Y =  

      (2)In this section:

      Ymeans the amount of the statutory rebate.

      Pmeans the amount of insurance charges.

      Smeans the number of whole months in the unexpired part of the period for which insurance was agreed to be provided.

      Tmeans the number of whole months for which insurance was agreed to be provided.

    5. Prescribed method for calculation of accrued credit charge

      (1)For the Act, section 11 (2) (c), an applicable method is followed if the amount of the credit charge that has accrued at a particular time is calculated by adding together the amounts ascertained by applying the monthly percentage rate to the unpaid monthly balances (being monthly balances up to that time, including the monthly balance for the month in which the accrued credit charge is calculated)—

      (a)for a credit sale contract—of the amount financed; or

      (b)for a loan contract—of the amount financed other than any part of the amount agreed under the contract to be lent that has not been lent at that time.

      (2)In subsection (1):

      monthly percentage rate means the rate decided by dividing the annual percentage rate by 12.

      monthly balances means monthly balances obtained by application of the actuarial method.

    6. Form of mortgage of goods

      For the Act, section 13 (3) (f), the prescribed terms and conditions are those contained in schedule 1.

    8APrescribed amounts for credit sale contracts and loan contracts

    (1)For the Act, section 30 (1), the prescribed amount is $30 000.

    (2)For the Act, section 30 (2) (a), the prescribed amount is $30 000.

    8BPrescribed percentage rates for loan contracts

    (1)For the Act, section 30 (2) (b), the prescribed percentage rate is 8%.

    (2)For the Act, section 30 (2) (c), the prescribed percentage rate is 8%.

    1. Notice for credit sale contracts and loan contracts

      For the Act, section 32 (1) or section 32 (3), a notice is in the prescribed position if it is immediately above the place where the debtor is intended to sign.

    2. Applicable method of determining annual percentage rate

      For the Act, section 38 (b) (iii), each method specified in schedule 2 is an applicable method.

    3. Unilateral variation of credit sale contracts and loan contracts

      For the Act, section 41 (1), the prescribed period is 7 clear days.

    13APrescribed charges in relation to continuing credit contracts           

    (1)For the Act, section 53 (1) (f) and section 54 (1) (e), the following charges are prescribed in relation to a continuing credit contract:

    (a)an amount payable for registration of a mortgage relating to the contract;

    (b)an amount payable for registration of the discharge of a mortgage in force before the relevant date;

    (c)an amount payable to the registrar-general for searching records;

    (d)an amount payable for lodgment of a caveat under the Land Titles Act 1925, if the estate or interest mentioned in the caveat relates to the contract;

    (e)an amount payable to a lawyer (other than the credit provider or an employee of the credit provider) authorised to prepare documents in relation to—

    (i)the contract; or

    (ii)a mortgage related to the contract that is entered into before the relevant date;

    (f)an amount payable in relation to registration of a registrable interest in declared goods within the meaning of the Registration of Interests inGoods Act 1990;

    (g)an amount payable for a certificate mentioned n the Registration of Interests in Goods Act 1990, section 6.

    (2)In this section:

    relevant date, in relation to a continuing credit contract, means the date the contract is entered into.

    1. Information in default notice

      For the Act, section 107 (3) (d), schedule 1A contains the prescribed information.

    17AProhibited statement

    For the Act, section 121, a statement of a rate of interest that is expressed otherwise than as an annual percentage rate is prescribed as a prohibited statement.

    1. Descriptive terms to be used in certain documents

      (1)In a regulated credit sale contract, a matter specified in column 2 of an item in schedule 3 must be described or referred to by the term specified in the item, column 3.

      (2)In a regulated loan contract, a matter specified in column 2 of an item in schedule 4 must be described or referred to by the term specified in the item, column 3.

      (3)In a notice under the Act, section 59, a matter specified in column 2 of an item in schedule 5 must be described or referred to by the term specified in the item, column 3.

      (4)In a statement of account mentioned in the Act, section 61, a matter specified in column 2 of an item in schedule 6 must be described or referred to by the term specified in the item, column 3 .

      (5)A credit provider who—

      (a)enters into a regulated credit sale contract; or

      (b)enters into a regulated loan contract; or

      (c)gives a notice under the Act, section 59 to a debtor; or

      (d)gives a statement of account mentioned in the Act, section 61 to a debtor;

      that does not comply with the requirements of—

      (e)for a regulated credit sale contract—subsection (1); or

      (f)for a regulated loan contract—subsection (2); or

      (g)for a notice under the Act, section 59—subsection (3); or

      (h)for a statement of account referred to in the Act, section 61—subsection (4);

      commits an offence.

      Maximum penalty:

      (a)for an individual—$500; and

      (b)for a body corporate—$2 500.

    2. Particulars of insurance

      (1)For the Act, the section 130 (2) (b), the prescribed particulars are—

      (a)the relevant subject matter; and

      (b)the amount for which the relevant subject matter is insured or how that amount may be worked out; and

      (c)each amount paid and payable under the contract of insurance in relation to the relevant subject matter; and

      (d)the period for which insurance is provided; and

      (e)the circumstances in which, the person by whom, and the person to whom, a claim may be made in relation to the contract of insurance, and the way of making the claim; and

      (f)the risks to which the contract of insurance relates in relation to the relevant subject matter; and

      (g)the name and address of the insurer and the insured.

      (2)In subsection (1):

      relevant subject matter means that part of the subject matter of the contract of insurance in which the debtor has a beneficial interest.

    3. Prescribed requirements for print and type in documents

      (1)For the Act, section 245 (2) (b)—

      (a)subject to paragraph (c), if any print or type is produced directly or indirectly by a method or process under which each character occupies a space of the same width—that print or type must be not smaller than 12 pitch; and

      (b)subject to paragraph (c), print or type produced by a method or process other than that mentioned in paragraph (a) must be in 1 of the typefaces specified in schedule 7 and of or larger than the size of 10 point; and

      (c)if there is in any printed or typed document a blank space in which further print or type is subsequently inserted by a method or process by which each character occupies a space of the same width—that latter print or type must, when inserted, be not smaller than 13 pitch.

      (2)In this section:

      character includes a letter, figure, symbol, punctuation mark and space between adjacent characters.

      12 pitch means of dimensions such that any selected passage of print or type 25mm in length includes no more than 12 characters and 13 pitch has a corresponding meaning.

    4. Prescribed requirements for reproduction of print or type

      If the dimensions of the face measurement of print or type in a document comply with section 22 and that document is photographed, reproduced or copied, the face measurement of the print or type in the document produced by that photograph, reproduction or copy must, for the Act, section 245 (2) (b), be not less than 95% of the face measurement of the print or type in the original document.

    5. Layout of certain documents

      (1)A notice, statement or document containing information prescribed by a form approved under the Act, section 256 must be—

      (a)paragraphed; and

      (b)contrasted by means of bold typeface or otherwise, so as to give effect to the prominence of print or type; and

      (c)set out in the contrasting print or type of upper and lower case; and

      (d)enclosed within, or containing, lines, squares or rectangles;

      as appears in the form.

      (2)A credit provider who gives, serves or delivers, or who causes to be given, served or delivered, a notice, statement or document that does not comply with subsection (1) commits an offence.

      Maximum penalty:

      (a)for an individual—$500; and

      (b)for a body corporate—$2 500.

    6. Charges to be included in amount financed

      For the Act, schedule 2, section 2.1 (g) and schedule 4, section 4.1 (d), the following charges are prescribed:

      (a)fees payable for registration of a mortgage relating to a regulated contract;

      (b)fees payable to discharge a mortgage in force before the relevant date within the meaning of schedule 2 and schedule 4;

      (c)fees payable to the registrar-general for searching records;

      (d)fees payable in relation to registration of a registrable interest in declared goods within the meaning of the Registration of Interests in Goods Act 1990;

      (e)fees payable for a certificate mentioned in the Registration of Interests in Goods Act 1990, section 6;

      (f)an amount payable for lodgment of a caveat under the Land Titles Act 1925, if the estate or interest mentioned in the caveat relates to the contract.

    25APrescribed insurance risks

    For the Act, schedule 2, section 2.1 (e) (viii) and schedule 4, section 4.1 (b) (vii), mechanical breakdown or failure of goods subject to a regulated contract or a regulated mortgage is a prescribed risk.


    Schedule 1Prescribed terms and conditions of mortgage

    (see s 8)

    1In this mortgage:

    debtor means the person to whom goods are hired under the hiring contract.

    hiring contract means the contract for the hiring of goods as a consequence of which the debtor and the supplier are deemed by the Act, section 13 (3) (f) to have entered into this mortgage.

    subject goods means the goods hired under the hiring contract, including any goods or materials that have become incorporated in those goods in the course of maintaining, repairing or modifying them.

    supplier means the person from whom the goods are hired under the hiring contract.

    the Act means the Credit Act 1985.

    2The debtor gives and the supplier takes a mortgage of the subject goods.

    3Subject to clause 4, the supplier may take possession of the subject goods, or may take possession of, and sell, the subject goods, if—

    (a)the debtor has made a fraudulent misrepresentation that induced the supplier to enter into the hiring contract; or

    (b)the debtor has, contrary to a term of the hiring contract, attempted to dispose of, or encumber (by mortgage, lien or charge), the subject goods; or

    (c)the debtor has, contrary to a term of the hiring contract—

    (i)failed to keep the subject goods in good order and repair; or

    (ii)failed to keep the subject goods insured or registered;

    (d)the debtor has made default in the payment of any instalment or other monetary sum due under the hiring contract and has failed to remedy the default within 1 month (or any longer period the supplier allows) after being required in writing by the supplier to do so; or

    (e)the debtor has made default in any other obligation under the hiring contract that is likely to affect directly the value of the supplier’s security, and has failed to remedy the default within 1 month (or any longer period the supplier allows) after being required in writing by the supplier to do so; or

    (f)the debtor has returned the subject goods to the supplier, or has given written notice to the supplier that the debtor cannot continue to observe the obligations imposed by the hiring contract.

    4Nothing in clause 3 affects the operation of any statute or of any principle of law or equity applicable to the rights and duties of the debtor and supplier in relation to each other.

    Schedule 1A       Information in relation to default notice

    (see s 15)

    What should I do now that I have received this notice?

    1.  You should discuss this matter with your credit provider or mortgagee as soon as possible. You may be able to work out some other arrangement about your contract. For example, you could ask for your contract to be varied, repayments to be deferred, or action postponed.

    The person to contact is  .............................................................................

    (name or title of officer/s)

    of  ........................................................................................................

    (name of credit provider or mortgagee)

    ..........................................................................................................

    (address)

    ..........................................................................................................

    Telephone no./s:  .....................................................................................

    2.    If you cannot come to a suitable arrangement with your credit provider or mortgagee, contact Consumer Affairs immediately. If you have been unemployed, sick or there is another good reason why you are having problems with your contract, then your contract may be able to be varied under the law to meet your situation.

    There are other people, such as financial counsellors, who may be able to help.

    3.    If you disagree with anything in this notice, including what it says you owe, contact Consumer Affairs or get legal advice immediately.


    Schedule 2Annual percentage rate—applicable methods

    (see s 12)

    2.1Method No 1

    (1)This section applies to a credit sale contract or a loan contract, if—

    (a)the whole of the credit charge is a predetermined credit charge; and

    (b)the whole of the amount financed is, or is to be, provided on the same day; and

    (c)the amount financed and the predetermined credit charge are payable by equal instalments at equal intervals, the first interval beginning on the date the amount financed was provided.

    (2)If this section applies to a contract, the annual percentage rate may be determined in accordance with the formula—

    (3)In this section:

    Ameans the amount financed.

    Cmeans the number of instalments that, under the contract, will be paid in 1 year or, if the contract is to be completed in less than 1 year, the number of instalments that would be paid in 1 year if instalments continued to be paid at the same intervals.

    Fmeans an amount determined in accordance with the formula—

    Nmeans total number of instalments.

    if—

    Tmeans the total amount of the predetermined credit charge.

    2.2Method No 2

    The annual percentage rate may be expressed as the percentage rate per annum that when applied to the unpaid monthly balance of the amount financed calculated according to the actuarial method will yield a sum equal to the amount that under the contract would be the credit charge if all payments under the contract were paid when they were required to be paid under the contract.

    2.3Interpretation

    For this schedule—

    (a)instalments are taken to be equal if all the instalments except 1 are of the same amount and the difference between the amount of that 1 instalment and the amount of each of the other instalments is not more than $5 or 5% of the amount of each of the other instalments, whichever is the greater; and

    (b)monthly intervals are taken to be equal intervals; and

    (c)intervals are taken to be equal if all the intervals except 1 are of the same length and the difference between the length of that 1 interval and the length of each of the other intervals is not more than 5% of the length of each of the other intervals.


    Schedule 3Specified descriptive terms for use in credit sale contract

    (see s 18 (1))

    column 1

    item

    column 2

    matter described or referred to

    column 3

    descriptive term

    1 the amount financed expressed in accordance with the Act, schedule 2 amount financed
    2 the credit charge expressed in accordance with the Act, schedule 3 credit charge
    3 the annual percentage rate expressed in accordance with the Act, section 38 annual percentage rate
    4 the amount paid or provided, or to be paid or provided, by way of deposit—
            (a)     paid in money; and cash deposit
            (b)     by a consideration other than money; and other deposit
            (c)     on account of a trade-in allowance; and trade-in
            (d)     being the sum of all amounts paid or provided, or to be paid or provided, by way of deposit total deposit paid
    5 the cash price of the goods and services cash price
    6 Amounts payable by the debtor to the credit provider in relation to—
            (a)     charges for installation of the goods; and installation charges
            (b)     charges for maintenance of the goods; and maintenance charges
            (c)     charges for delivery of the goods to the debtor; and delivery charges
            (d)     registration fees; and registration fees
            (e)     compulsory insurance; and compulsory insurance
            (f)     insurance of mortgaged property (other than compulsory insurance); and mortgaged property insurance
            (g)     insurance against loss of the security interest of a mortgagee because of any law in force in the ACT; and title insurance
            (h)     insurance against sickness of, accidental injury to, or disability, unemployment or death of, the debtor or debtors; and consumer credit insurance
             (i)     life insurance of the debtor or debtors; and life insurance
             (j)     insurance against unemployment of the debtor or debtors; and unemployment insurance
            (k)     insurance against loss of profits by the debtor of debtors; and loss of profits insurance
             (l)     stamp duty payable in relation to—
      (i)     the credit sale contract; and contract stamp duty
      (ii)     any mortgage relating to the credit sale contract entered into on or before the relevant date as defined in the Act, schedule 2, section 2.2; and mortgage stamp duty
                       (iii)     the sum of subparagraphs (i) and (ii); and total stamp duty
           (m)     fees payable to a lawyer (other than the credit provider or an employee of the credit provider) authorised to prepare documents for the credit sale contract or for a mortgage relating to the credit sale contract entered into at or before the time of the making of the credit sale contract legal fees
    7 the Act Credit Act
    8 this regulation Credit Regulations
    9 the commissioner

    Consumer Affairs

    Schedule 4Specified descriptive terms for use in loan contract

    (see s 18 (2))

    column 1

    item

    column 2

    matter described or referred to

    column 3

    descriptive term

    1 the amount financed expressed in accordance with the Act, schedule 4 amount financed
    2 the credit charge expressed in accordance with the Act, schedule 5 credit charge
    3 the annual percentage rate expressed in accordance with the Act, section 38 annual percentage rate
    4 amounts payable by the debtor to the credit provider in relation to—
            (a)     insurance of mortgaged property (other than compulsory insurance); and mortgaged property insurance
            (b)     insurance against loss of the security interest of a mortgagee because of any law in force in the ACT; and title insurance
            (c)     insurance against sickness of, accidental injury to, or disability, unemployment or death of, the debtor or debtors; and consumer credit insurance
            (d)     life insurance of the debtor or debtors; and life insurance
            (e)     insurance against unemployment of the debtor or debtors; unemployment insurance
            (f)     insurance against loss of profits by the debtor or debtors; loss of profits insurance
            (g)     stamp duty payable in relation to—
      (i)     the loan contract; and contract stamp duty
      (ii)     any mortgage relating to the loan contract entered into on or before the relevant date as defined in the Act, schedule 4, section 4.2; and mortgage stamp duty
                       (iii)     the sum of subparagraphs (i) and (ii); and total stamp duty
            (h)     fees payable to a lawyer (other than the credit provider or an employee of the credit provider) authorised to prepare documents for the loan contract or for a mortgage relating to the loan contract entered into at or before the time of the making of the loan contract legal fees
    5 the Act Credit Act
    6 this regulation Credit Regulations
    7 the commissioner

    Consumer Affairs

    Schedule 5Specified descriptive terms for use in notice under the Act, section 59

    (see s 18 (3))

    column 1

    item

    column 2

    matter described or referred to

    column 3

    descriptive term

    1 the maximum amount mentioned in the Act, section 59 (1) (a) credit limit
    2 the period mentioned in the Act, section 59 (1) (e) due date
    3 the annual percentage rate in relation to the continuing credit contract annual percentage rate
    4 the Act Credit Act
    5 this regulation Credit Regulations
    6 the commissioner

    Consumer Affairs


    Schedule 6Specified descriptive terms for use in statement of account in the Act, section 61

    (see s 18 (4))

    column 1

    item

    column 2

    matter described or referred to

    column 3

    descriptive term

    1 the date of the last day of the billing cycle statement date
    2 the amount owed by the debtor under the contract—

            (a)     on the first day of the billing cycle; and

            (b)     on the last day of the billing cycle

    opening balance

    closing balance

    3 amounts payable by the debtor to the credit provider in relation to—
            (a)     charges for installation of the goods; and installation charges
            (b)     charges for maintenance of the goods; and maintenance charges
            (c)     charges for delivery of the goods to the debtor; and delivery charges
            (d)     insurance of mortgaged property (not being compulsory insurance); and mortgaged property insurance

            (e)     insurance against loss of the security interest of a mortgagee by reason of any law in force in the ACT; and

    title insurance

            (f)     insurance against sickness of, accidental injury to, or disability, unemployment or death of, the debtor or debtors; and

    consumer credit insurance

            (g)     life insurance of the debtor or debtors; and

    life insurance

            (h)     insurance against unemployment of the debtor or debtors; and unemployment insurance
             (i)     insurance against loss of profits by the debtor or debtors; and loss of profits insurance
             (j)     stamp duty payable in relation to—
      (i)     the continuing credit contract; and contract stamp duty
      (ii)     any mortgage relating to the continuing credit contract entered into during the billing cycle; and mortgage stamp duty
                       (iii)     the sum of subparagraphs (i) and (ii). total stamp duty
    4 the amount of the credit charge in relation to the billing cycle credit charge
    5 the annual percentage rate in relation to the continuing credit contract annual percentage rate
    6 the date by which a payment by the debtor is requested due date
    7 the Act Credit Act
    8 this regulation Credit Regulations
    9 the commissioner

    Consumer Affairs

    Schedule 7Print or type for use in documents under Credit Act

    (see s 22 (1) (b))

    Advante Garde

    Advante Garde Book

    Advante Garde Medium Bold

    American Typewriter

    American Typewriter Bold

    American Typewriter Medium

    Baskerville

    Baskerville Roman

    Baskerville Roman Bold

    Baskerville Roman Italic

    Bembo

    Bembo Bold

    Bembo Roman

    Bembo Roman Italic

    Bodoni

    Bodoni Bold

    Bodoni Roman

    Bodoni Roman Italic

    Century Old Style

    Century Old Style Bold

    Century Old Style Roman

    Century Old Style Roman Italic

    Century School Book

    Century School Book Bold

    Century School Book Roman

    Century School Book Roman Italic

    Clarendon

    Clarendon Bold

    Clarendon Roman

    Clarendon Roman Italic

    Claro

    Claro Demi-Bold

    Claro Light

    Claro Medium

    Claro Medium Italic

    De Vinne

    De Vinne Bold

    De Vinne Roman

    De Vinne Roman Italic

    Dutch Roman

    Gill Sans

    Gill Sans Bold

    Gill Sans Medium

    Gill Sans Medium Italic

    Gloucester Old Style

    Gloucester Old Style Bold

    Gloucester Old Style Roman

    Gloucester Old Style Roman Italic

    Helvetica

    Helvetica Bold

    Helvetica Light

    Helvetica Medium

    Helvetica Medium Italic

    Karnak Intermediate

    Karnak Intermediate Bold

    Karnak Intermediate Roman

    Karnak Intermediate Roman Italic

    Megaron

    Megaron Bold

    Megaron Light

    Megaron Medium

    Megaron Medium Italic

    Metro

    Metro Bold

    Metro Italic

    Musica

    Musica Bold

    Musica Roman

    Musica Roman Italic

    Old Style

    Old Style Bold

    Old Style Roman

    Old Style Roman Italic

    Optima

    Optima Bold

    Optima Roman

    Optima Roman Italic

    Plantin

    Plantin Bold

    Plantin Roman

    Plantin Roman Italic

    Press Roman Bold

    Press Roman Medium

    Record Gothic

    Rockwell Bold

    Rockwell Italic

    Rockwell Light

    Rockwell Medium

    Souvenir

    Souvenir Bold

    Souvenir Light

    Souvenir Light Italic

    Souvenir Medium

    Swiss Roman

    Times (or English ) Roman Italic

    Times (or English)

    Times (or English) Bold

    Times (or English) Roman

    Universe

    Universe Bold

    Universe Light

    Universe Medium

    Universe Medium Italic

    Zapf

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    Endnotes

    1. About the endnotes

      Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history.  Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.

      Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.

      Uncommenced amending laws and expiries are listed in the legislation history and the amendment history.  These details are underlined.  Uncommenced provisions and amendments are not included in the republished law but are set out in the last endnote.

      If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering. 

      The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.

    2. Abbreviation key

    A = Act NI = Notifiable instrument
    AF = Approved form o = order
    am = amended om = omitted/repealed
    amdt = amendment ord = ordinance
    AR = Assembly resolution orig = original
    ch = chapter par = paragraph/subparagraph
    CN = Commencement notice pres = present
    def = definition prev = previous
    DI = Disallowable instrument (prev...) = previously
    dict = dictionary pt = part
    disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative r = rule/subrule
    Assembly reloc = relocated
    div = division renum = renumbered
    exp = expires/expired R[X] = Republication No
    Gaz = gazette RI = reissue
    hdg = heading s = section/subsection
    IA = Interpretation Act 1967 sch = schedule
    ins = inserted/added sdiv = subdivision
    LA = Legislation Act 2001 SL = Subordinate law
    LR = legislation register sub = substituted
    LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 underlining = whole or part not commenced
    mod = modified/modification or to be expired
    1. Legislation history

      This regulation was originally the Credit Regulations and was originally made under a Commonwealth ordinance—the Credit Ordinance 1985 No 5 (Cwlth).

      The Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (Cwlth), s 34 (4) converted most former Commonwealth ordinances in force in the ACT, and the regulations made under them, into ACT enactments. This allowed the ACT Legislative Assembly to amend and repeal the laws. The Credit Ordinance 1985 and the Credit Regulations were converted into ACT enactments on 11 May 1989 (self-government day).

      As with most ordinances in force in the ACT, the name of the ordinance was changed from Ordinance to Act by the Self-Government (Citation of Laws) Act 1989 No 21, s 5 on 11 May 1989 (self-government day).

      This regulation was renamed by the Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2000 (No 3) A2000-17, sch 2 and under the Legislation Act 2001.

      Before 12 September 2001, regulations commenced on their notification day unless otherwise stated (see Interpretation Act 1967 s 50, Subordinate Laws Act 1989 s 6).

      Legislation before becoming Territory enactment

      Credit Regulation 1985 No 5

      notified 28 February 1985

      commenced 28 February 1985 (s 2 and see Cwlth Gaz 1985 No S59)

      as amended by

      Credit Regulations (Amendment) 1986 No 17

      notified 1 September 1986

      commenced 1 September 1986

      Credit Regulations (Amendment) 1986 No 18

      notified 1 September 1986

      commenced 1 September 1986

      Credit Regulations (Amendment) 1986 No 19

      notified 1 September 1986

      commenced 1 September 1986

      Credit Regulations (Amendment) 1987 No 4

      notified 6 May 1987

      commenced 6 May 1987

      Legislation after becoming Territory enactment

      Credit Regulations (Amendment) 1990 No 9

      notified 19 July 1990
      s 1 commenced 19 July 1990 (s 1 (1))
      s 2 commenced 30 June 1990 (s 1 (2) and see Gaz 1990 No S46)

      remainder commenced 19 July 1990

      Credit Regulations (Amendment) 1991 No 25

      notified 16 October 1991

      commenced 16 October 1991

      Registrar-General (Consequential Provisions) Act 1993 No 64 sch 2

      notified 6 September 1993 (Gaz 1993 No S172)
      s 1, s 2 commenced 6 September 1993 (s 2 (1))

      sch 2 commenced 1 October 1993 (s 2 (2) and see Gaz 1993 No S207)

      Credit Regulations (Amendment) 1994 No 6

      notified 15 March 1994

      commenced 15 March 1994 (s 1)

      Credit Regulations (Amendment) 1994 No 33 (as am by Act 2002 No 49 amdt 3.4)

      notified 7 October 1994

      commenced 7 October 1994 (s 2 as am by Act 2002 No 49 amdt 3.4)

      Land Titles (Consequential Amendments) Act 1995 No 54 pt 2

      notified 20 December 1995 (Gaz 1995 No S313)
      s 1, s 2 commenced 20 December 1995

      remainder commenced 20 June 1996 (s 2 and see Act 1995 No 53 s 2 (3))

      Consumer Credit (Administration) (Consequential Provisions) Act 1996 No 42 pt 2 div 3

      notified 2 September 1996 (Gaz 1996 No S223)
      s 1, s 2 and pt 2 div 1 commenced 2 September 1996 (s 2 (1))

      pt 2 div 3 commenced 1 November 1996 (s 2 (2) and see Gaz 1996 No S272)

      Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2000 (No 3) No 17 sch 2

      notified 1 June 2000 (Gaz 2000 No 22)

      commenced 1 June 2000 (s 2)

      Legislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001 No 44 pt 87

      notified 26 July 2001 (Gaz 2001 No 30)
      s 1, s 2 commenced 26 July 2001 (IA s 10B)

      pt 87 commenced 12 September 2001 (s 2 and see Gaz 2001 No S65)

      Statute Law Amendment Act 2002 (No 2) No 49 amdt 3.4

      notified LR 20 December 2002
      s 1, s 2 taken to have commenced 7 October 1994 (LA s 75 (2))
      amdt 3.4 commenced 7 October 1994 (s 2 (3))

      NoteThis Act only amends the Credit Regulations (Amendment) 1994 No 33.

      Cooperatives Act 2002 A2002-45 amdts 6.3-6.6

      notified LR 5 December 2002
      s 1, s 2 commenced 5 December 2002 (LA s 75 (1))
      amdts 6.3-6.6 commenced 5 June 2003 (s 2 and LA s 79)

      Statute Law Amendment Act 2007 (No 2) A2007-16 sch 3 pt 3.9

      notified LR 20 June 2007
      s 1, s 2 taken to have commenced 12 April 2007 (LA s 75 (2))

      sch 3 pt 3.9 commenced 11 July 2007 (s 2 (1))

      as repealed by

      Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2010 (No 3) A2010-40 s 4 (1)

      notified LR 5 October 2010
      s 1, s 2 commenced 5 October 2010 (LA s 75 (1))

      s 4 (1) commenced 6 October 2010 (s 2 (1))

    2. Amendment history

      Name of regulation

      s 1sub 2000 No 17 sch 2

      am R6 LA

      Commencement

      s 2om Act 2001 No 44 amdt 1.967

      Interpretation

      s 3am 1986 No 17

      def certificate of registration om Act 1986 No 42

      def registered credit provider om Act 1986 No 42

      om Act 2001 No 44 amdt 1.967

      Exclusion from definition of credit sale contract

      s 4sub 1986 No 18

      am 1991 No 25; A2007-16 amdt 3.43

      Goods prescribed as farm machinery

      s 5am A2007-16 amdt 3.43

      Statutory rebate in relation to prescribed insurance charges

      s 6am A2007-16 amdt 3.43

      Form of mortgage of goods

      s 8am 2001 No 44 amdt 1.968

      Prescribed amounts for credit sale contracts and loan contracts

      s 8Ains 1994 No 33

      Prescribed percentage rates for loan contracts

      s 8Bins 1994 No 33

      Notice for credit sale contracts and loan contracts

      s 9am Act 2001 No 44 amdt 1.969, amdt 1.970

      Statement for credit sale contracts and loan contracts

      s 10om Act 2001 No 44 amdt 1.971

      Notice for add-on contracts

      s 11om Act 2001 No 44 amdt 1.971

      Prescribed charges in relation to continuing credit contracts

      s 13Ains 1991 No 25

      am Act 1993 No 64; Act 1995 No 54; A2002-45 amdt 6.3; pars renum R5 LA (see A2002-45 amdt 6.4)

      Statement for continuing credit contracts

      s 14om Act 2001 No 44 amdt 1.971

      Information in default notice

      s 15am Act 2001 No 44 amdt 1.972

      Notice after taking possession of mortgaged goods

      s 16om Act 2001 No 44 amdt 1.973

      Notice in bills of exchange taken as security

      s 17om Act 2001 No 44 amdt 1.973

      Prohibited statement

      s 17Ains 1991 No 25

      Notice of intended proceedings against guarantor

      s 20om Act 2001 No 44 amdt 1.973

      Statement for guarantor under contract of guarantee

      s 21om Act 2001 No 44 amdt 1.973

      Layout of certain documents

      s 24am 1991 No 25; Act 2001 No 44 amdt 1.974

      Charges to be included in amount financed

      s 25am 1990 No 9; 1991 No 25; Act 1993 No 64; Act 1995 No 54; A2002-45 amdt 6.5, amdt 6.6

      Prescribed insurance risks

      s 25Ains 1991 No 25

      Registration of non-licensed credit providers

      s 26ins 1986 No 17

      am 1987 No 4; Act 1993 No 64

      om Act 1996 No 42

      Registered credit providers—transition

      s 27ins 1986 No 17

      am 1987 No 4

      om Act 1996 No 42

      Authorised commission for finance brokers

      s 28ins 1986 No 17

      om Act 1996 No 42

      Annual percentage rate payable with refund

      s 29ins 1986 No 17

      om Act 1996 No 42

      Form of notice by credit provider

      s 30ins 1986 No 17

      om Act 2001 No 44 amdt 1.975

      Prescribed terms and conditions of mortgage

      sch 1 hdgam Act 2001 No 44 amdt 1.976

      sch 1am 1986 No 17; 1986 No 19; Act 2001 No 44 amdts 1.977-1.980

      Information in relation to default notice

      sch 1A hdgins Act 2001 No 44 amdt 1.979

      Annual percentage rate–applicable methods

      sch 2ss renum R6 LA

      Specified descriptive terms for use in credit sale contract

      sch 3am 1991 No 25; 2000 No 17 sch 2

      Specified descriptive terms for use in loan contract

      sch 4am 1991 No 25; 2000 No 17 sch 2

      Specified descriptive terms for use in notice under the Act, section 59

      sch 5am 2000 No 17 sch 2

      Specified descriptive terms for use in statement of account mentioned in the Act, section 61

      sch 6am 1991 No 25; 2000 No 17 sch 2

      Print or type for use in documents under Credit Act

      sch 7am 1994 No 6

    1. Earlier republications

      Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to the publication order. 

      Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register.  A selection of authorised republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1.  Electronic and printed versions of an authorised republication are identical.

    Republication No

    Amendments to

    Republication date

    1 SL 1991 No 25 31 May 1992
    2 SL 1994 No 33 31 January 1995
    3 Act 1996 No 42 30 November 1996
    4 Act 2001 No 44 14 May 2002
    4 (RI) Act 2001 No 44‡ 6 February 2003
    5 A2002-45 5 June 2003
    6 A2002-45 1 November 2004
    7 A2007-16 11 July 2007
    ‡   includes retrospective amendments by Act 2002 No 49

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