Western Australian Consolidated Acts

CREDIT (ADMINISTRATION) ACT 1984

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART I -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   4.      Terms used in this Act  
   5.      Business of providing credit  

   PART II -- Licences  

           Division 1 -- Requirement to be licensed  

   6.      Credit providers to be licensed  
   7.      Exemptions from licensing  

           Division 2 -- Licensing provisions  

   9.      Application for licence  
   10.     Investigation of application  
   11.     Objection to application  
   12.     Grant or refusal of licence  
   13.     Conditions of, and restrictions on, licence  
   14.     Name under which licensee may operate  
   15.     Partnerships  
   16.     Form of licence  
   17.     Change of address of licensee  
   18.     Register of licensees  
   19.     Inspection of register  
   20.     Term of, and authority conferred by, licence  
   21.     Annual fee and annual statement  
   22.     Surrender of licence  

           Division 3 -- Disciplinary action  

   23.     Disciplinary action against licensee  

           Division 4 -- Review  

   24.     Application for review  

           Division 5 -- General  

   25.     Death of licensee  
   26.     Production of licence for endorsement  

   PART III -- Unjust conduct by credit providers  

   27.     Interpretation  
   28.     Undertakings by credit provider  
   29.     Register of Undertakings  
   30.     Restraint of unjust conduct  
   31.     Variation or discharge of order  

   PART IV -- Inquiries  

   32.     Minister may order inquiry  
   33.     Notice of inquiry  
   34.     Appearances at inquiry  
   35.     Procedure at inquiry  
   36.     Powers of person conducting inquiry  
   37.     Failure to appear at inquiry  
   38.     Refusal to be sworn etc.  
   39.     Power to obtain information  

   PART V -- Functions of Commissioner in relation to proceedings  

   41.     Commissioner may proceed for another  
   42.     Conduct of proceedings taken by Commissioner  
   43.     Intervention by Minister or Commissioner  
   44.     Investigation of application to Tribunal  

   PART VA -- Consumer Credit Fund  

   44A.    Establishment of Consumer Credit Fund  
   44B.    Payments to Consumer Credit Fund  
   44C.    Payments from Consumer Credit Fund  
   44D.    Report on operations of Consumer Credit Fund  

   PART VI -- Miscellaneous  

   45.     Variation of application of Act  
   46.     General penalty  
   47.     Limitation  
   48.     Offence by body corporate  
   49.     Who may take proceedings for offences  
   50.     Offences to be dealt with by magistrate  
   51.     Evidence  
   52.     Certain rights saved  
   53.     Commissioner  
   53A.    Delegation by Commissioner  
   53B.    Judicial notice  
   54.     Power of entry  
   55.     Production of records  
   56.     Secrecy  
   56A.    Protection from liability for wrongdoing  
   57.     Extensions of time  
   58.     Service of documents  
   59.     Service by post  
   60.     Application of Financial Management Act 2006 and Auditor General Act 2006  
   61.     Regulations  
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