Commonwealth Numbered Acts

TRADE PRACTICES AMENDMENT (CLARITY IN PRICING) ACT 2008 (NO. 126, 2008) - SCHEDULE 2

Trade Practices Act 1974

1  Paragraph 6(2)(b)

Omit "53B, 60 and 61, subsections 64(3) and (4),", substitute "53B and 60, subsections 64(3) and (4), Division 1AAA of Part V,".

2  Subsection 6(4)

Omit ", 55 and 61) and Division 1AA", substitute "and 55) and Divisions 1AAA and 1AA".

3  Subsection 65E(2)

Omit "as the case may be, shall be deemed to be a prescribed consumer product safety standard for the purposes of section 65C or a prescribed consumer product information standard for the purposes of section 65D, as the case may be", substitute:

is taken to be (as the case requires):

                     (a)  for the purposes of section 65C--a prescribed consumer product safety standard; or

                     (b)  for the purposes of section 65D--a prescribed consumer product information standard; or

                     (c)  for the purposes of section 75AZS--a consumer product safety standard prescribed by regulations made for the purposes of section 65C; or

                     (d)  for the purposes of section 75AZT--a consumer product information standard prescribed by regulations made for the purpose of subsection 65D(2).

4  At the end of Division 1 of Part VC

Add:

75AZAA   Concurrent operation of State and Territory laws

                   This Part is not intended to exclude or limit the concurrent operation of any law of a State or Territory.

5  At the end of subsection 75AZS(1)

Add:

Note 3:       For the purposes of this section, subsection 65E(2) treats a consumer product safety standard identified in a notice published by the Minister as a consumer product safety standard prescribed by regulations made for the purposes of section 65C.

6  At the end of subsection 75AZT(1)

Add:

Note 3:       For the purposes of this section, subsection 65E(2) treats a consumer product information standard identified in a notice published by the Minister as a consumer product information standard prescribed by regulations made for the purpose of subsection 65D(2).

[ Minister's second reading speech made in--

House of Representatives on 25 September 2008

Senate on 16 October 2008 ]