Northern Territory Consolidated Acts
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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 [Repealed]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 [Repealed]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]
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