Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

FAIR TRADING (CONSUMER AFFAIRS) ACT 1973

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act  
   2.      Dictionary  
   2A.     Notes  

   PART 2--FAIR TRADING ADVISORY COMMITTEES

   3.      Appointment of committees  
   4.      Functions of committees  
   5.      Expenses  

   PART 3--COMMISSIONER FOR FAIR TRADING

           Division 3.1--Administration

   6.      Commissioner for fair trading  
   7.      Functions of commissioner  
   8.      Delegation by commissioner  

           Division 3.2--Investigations

   8A.     Definitions for div 3.2  
   9.      Investigators  
   10.     Identity cards  
   11.     Power not to be exercised before identity card shown  
   12.     General power to enter premises  
   12A.    Consent to entry  
   12B.    Warrants  
   12C.    Warrants—application made other than in person  
   12D.    General powers on entry to premises  
   12DA.   Inspection of records of agents  
   12E.    Power to seize evidence  
   12F.    Receipt for things seized  
   12G.    Access to things seized  
   12H.    Return of things seized  
   12I.    Selfincrimination etc  
   12M.    Damage etc to be minimised  
   12N.    Compensation  
   13.     Investigator may require giving of information and producing of  
   14.     Copying of documents produced under s 13  
   15.     Secrecy  
   16.     Commissioner's power to institute or defend legal proceedings on behalf of  

   PART 4--CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY ORDERS AND STANDARDS

           Division 4.1--Product safety advisory committee

   17.     Product safety advisory committee  
   18.     Appointment and tenure of office of members  
   20.     Coopted members  
   21.     General procedure  
   22.     Voting at product safety advisory committee meetings  
   23.     Product safety advisory committees to keep minutes  

           Division 4.2--Orders and standards

   24.     Advice about consumer product safety orders or standards  
   25.     Consumer product safety standards  
   26.     Interim safety orders  
   27.     Consumer product safety orders  
   28.     Consumer product information standards  
   29.     Orders by commissioner  
   30.     Offences  
   31.     Recovery of amount of loss or damage  
   32.     Recovery of amount paid for goods  
   33.     Finding in proceedings to be evidence  
   34.     Contracting out  

           Division 4.3--Notification and review of decisions

   35.     Meaning of reviewable decision—div 4.3  
   36.     Reviewable decision notices  
   36A.    Applications for review  

   PART 5--PRODUCT RECALL

   37.     Recall etc of goods  
   38.     Conferences relating to compulsory product recall  
   39.     Certain amounts recoverable as debt or damages  
   40.     Certain action not to affect insurance contracts  

   PART 6--MISCELLANEOUS

   41.     Certificate evidence  
   41A.    Public warning statements  
   42.     Immunity from liability for certain statements  
   43.     Regulation-making power  
   44.     References to Consumer Affairs Act  
   45.     References to director of consumer affairs etc  
           SCHEDULE 1
           DICTIONARY
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