TRADE STANDARDS ACT 1979

South Australian Consolidated Acts

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Long Title

PART 1--Preliminary

1. Short title
5. Interpretation
6. Act binds Crown
7. Saving of other remedies

PART 2--Administration

Division 1--Trade Standards Advisory Council

8. Establishment of Council
9. Terms and conditions of office
10. Allowances and expenses
11. Quorum etc
12. Validity of acts of the Council
13. Functions of the Council

Division 2--General

14. Standards officers
15. Powers of standards officer
16. Minister may require information
17. Secrecy
18. Cost of testing
19. Person acting without authority
20. Delegation by Minister
21. Annual report

PART 3--Safety standards

22. Duty to comply with trade standards
23. Safety standards
24. Manufacture or supply of dangerous goods or services
25. Declaration of dangerous goods and services
26. Compensation
26A. Temporary bans
27. Warnings

PART 3A--Defect notices

27A. Issue of defect notices
27B. Opportunity for conference to be afforded
27C. Notification of voluntary recall
27D. Action not to affect insurance contracts

PART 4--Quality standards

28. Goods and services to which this Part applies
29. Compliance with quality standards
30. Quality standards
31. Warnings

PART 5--Information standards

32. Offence to provide or fail to provide information in breach of information standard
33. Information standards

PART 6--Packaging standards

34. Offence to package goods or supply packaged goods in breach of packaging standard
35. Packaging standards

PART 7--Miscellaneous

36. Discretionary exemptions
37. Defences
38. Contracts not avoided for breach of Act
39. Evidence by certificate
40. Evidentiary provisions
41. Offences by bodies corporate
42. Offences due to act or default of other person
43. Prosecutions
44. Compensation
44A. Statutory remedies to be non-exclusive
45. Regulations generally
Legislative history