Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Travel Agents Act 1986 - SECT 44

Application of Fair Trading Act 1999

44. Application of Fair Trading Act 1999





(1) Sections 143 and 144 and Division 2 of Part 11 (except sections 152A and
155) of the Fair Trading Act 1999 extend and apply (with any necessary
modifications) to this Act as if any reference in those provisions to the
Fair Trading Act 1999 were a reference to this Act.



(1A) For the purposes of subsection (1), section 153 of the
Fair Trading Act 1999 applies as if a reference in that section to Part 2, 2A,
2B, 3, 4, 5 or 6 of the Fair Trading Act 1999 were a reference to this Act.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), section 154 of the
Fair Trading Act 1999 applies as if a reference to prescribed proceedings were
a reference to-

   (a)  proceedings for an offence against a provision of this Act (except
        Part 3A); or

   (b)  proceedings on an application for an injunction under section 149,
        149A, 150, 151A or 151B of the Fair Trading Act 1999 (as applied by
        subsection (1)) against a person alleged to have contravened a
        provision of this Act (except Part 3A); or

   (c)  proceedings on an application for an order under section 158, or for
        damages under section 159, of the Fair Trading Act 1999 (as applied by
        subsection (1)).