Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

PRICE EXPLOITATION PREVENTION ACT

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.      Short title and commencement
   2.      Purposes
   3.      [Repealed]
   4.      Interpretation
   5.      [Repealed]
   6.      Controller
   7.      Deputy Controllers
   8.      Secrecy
   9.      The Minister and others not compellable witnesses
   10.     Power to summon witnesses, &c.
   11.     Failure of witness to appear
   12.     Failure to be sworn, produce documents or answer questions
   13.     Affirmation in lieu of oath
   14.     Power to obtain information
   15.     Production of balance-sheets and other accounts and statements
   16.     Power to enter premises and inspect documents
   17.     Preventing Controller etc. from entering premises etc.
   18.     Controller etc. may require returns to be provided
   19.     Power to declare goods and services
   20.     Determination of maximum prices, rates etc.
   21.     Sale of goods and supply of service in one transaction
   22.     Transactions may be declared to be sales
   23.     Power to prohibit certain transactions
   24.     Power of Minister to suspend order, &c.
   25.     Power to prohibit sale of goods or supply of services before maximum price or rate fixed
   26.     Inter-wholesale transaction
   27.     Inter-retail transaction
   28.     Statements that prices have been approved by Controller prohibited without Controller's approval
   29.     Sale of goods subject to condition
   30.     Offence to sell at price higher than maximum price
   31.     Offence to charge excessive rate for service
   32.     Enforcement of orders for refunds
   33.     Sale of declared goods with undeclared goods, &c.
   34.     Offering to pay higher price for declared goods etc.
   35.     Delivery of goods less in quantity or inferior in quality to those sold
   36.     Averment of prosecution
   37.     Prosecutions where price fixed is lower or lowest of more than one price
   38.     Meaning of "wholesale" and "retail"
   39.     Refusal etc. to sell at fixed price
   40.     Refusal to perform service at declared rate
   41.     Alteration of size of containers, quantity or ingredients of declared goods
   42.     Speculating in goods
   43.     Corners and restrictions on circulation of goods
   44.     Forfeiture of goods to Crown
   45.     Seizure and disposal of forfeited goods
   46.     Sales by auction
   47.     Payment to former owner of whole or portion of proceeds of sale
   48.     Delivery of invoice or docket with goods
   49.     Power to search for goods
   50.     Particulars with respect to declared goods and declared services to be exhibited
   51.     Advertisements as to declared goods and services
   52.     Tickets etc. to be attached to declared goods
   53.     Orders
   54.     Manner in which notice in writing may be given
   55.     Application of orders, &c.
   56.     Delegation by Controller
   57.     Books, accounts etc. to be kept and preserved
   58.     Penalties
   59.     Offences by corporation
   59A.    Regulatory offences
   60.     Power to order recognizances
   61.     Evidentiary provisions
   62.     Proof of instruments
   63.     Evidence of orders, &c.
   64.     Admissibility of evidence of answers given orally under compulsion
   65.     Regulations
           THE SCHEDULE [Repealed]