Fair Trading Amendment Act 2013 (WA)

Western Australia

Western Australia

CONTENTS

• Shorttitle

  1.                                                                                     1

• 2

  .            Commencement                                                                 1

• Actamended

  3.                                                                                1

• Section15amended

  4.                                                                      1

• Section19amended

  5.                                                                      1

• Section20deleted

  6.                                                                         1

• Section32replaced

  7.                                                                       1

• OffencesagainstACL(WA)arecrimes

  32.                               1

• Section36amended

  8.                                                                      1

• Section48amended

  9.                                                                      1

• Section49amended

  10.                                                                    1

• Section58amended

  11.                                                                    1

• Section59amended

  12.                                                                    1

• Section90amended

  13.                                                                    1

• Section107amended

  14.                                                                  1

• Schedule1headingreplaced

  15.                                                        1

Schedule 1 — Acts that override the Australian Consumer Law (WA) Part 3‑3

• Schedule2amended

  16.                                                                    1

             

Western Australia

Fair Trading Amendment Act 2013

No. 11 of 2013

An Act to amend the Fair Trading Act 2010.

[Assented to 4 October 2013]

The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:

This is the Fair Trading Amendment Act 2013.

This Act comes into operation as follows —

• (a)

  sections 1 and 2 — on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent;

• (b)

  the rest of the Act — on a day fixed by proclamation, and different days may be fixed for different provisions.

This Act amends the Fair Trading Act 2010.

• (1)

  In section 15(1) delete “this Act or a regulation made under this Act” and insert:

   

the Australian Consumer Law (WA) Part 3‑3 or an applied regulation

• (2)

  After section 15(1) insert:

   
• (2A)

  In subsection (1) —

applied regulation means a regulation that —

• (a)

  is referred to in section 19(1)(b); and

• (b)

  is applied by section 19(2)(a); and

• (c)

  has effect for the purposes of the Australian Consumer Law (WA) Part 3‑3.

   

• (1)

  In section 19(1)(a) delete “the commencement of this section” and insert:

   

1 January 2013

• (2)

  In section 19(3) delete “20,”.

Delete section 20.

Delete section 32 and insert:

32. Offences against ACL (WA) are crimes

• (1)

  A reference in this section to a person involved in the commission of an offence against the Australian Consumer Law (WA) is to be read as a reference to a person who —

  • (a)

    has aided, abetted, counselled or procured the commission of the offence; or

  • (b)

    has induced, whether by threats or promises or otherwise, the commission of the offence; or

  • (c)

    has been in any way, directly or indirectly, knowingly concerned in, or party to, the commission of the offence; or

  • (d)

    has conspired with others to effect the commission of the offence; or

  • (e)

    has attempted to commit the offence, or to do any act of a kind referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d).

• (2)

  A person who —

  • (a)

    commits an offence against the Australian Consumer Law (WA); or

  • (b)

    is involved in the commission of an offence against the Australian Consumer Law (WA),

is guilty of a crime.

Penalty: the penalty set out in the Australian Consumer Law (WA).

Summary conviction penalty: the lesser of a fine of $36 000 or the maximum penalty…