Western Australian Consolidated Acts

CONSUMER CREDIT (WESTERN AUSTRALIA) ACT 1996 - SECT 6B

6B .         Minister to give Queensland Bills and regulations to the Clerk of each House of Parliament

        (1)         Within 7 days of the Minister becoming aware of —

            (a)         the introduction into the Legislative Assembly of Queensland of a Bill to amend the Consumer Credit Code set out in the Appendix to the Consumer Credit (Queensland) Act 1994 ; or

            (b)         the notification in the Queensland Government Gazette of regulations to amend the regulations in force under Part 4 of the Consumer Credit (Queensland) Act 1994 ,

                the Minister is to give a copy of the Bill or regulations to the Clerk of each House of Parliament.

        (2)         The Minister is to use his or her best endeavours to comply with subsection (1) but a failure to do so does not affect the validity of any other action under this Part.

        (3)         The Clerk of each House of Parliament is to give a copy of the Bill or regulations to the committee or committees of the Parliament whose terms of reference cover uniform legislation (that is, legislation that gives effect to an intergovernmental agreement or that is part of a uniform system of laws throughout the Commonwealth).

        (4)         A copy of the Bill or regulations given to the Clerk of a House is to be regarded as having been laid before that House.

        (5)         The laying of a copy of the Bill or regulations that is to be regarded as having occurred under subsection (4) is to be recorded in the Minutes, or Votes and Proceedings, of the House on the first sitting day of the House after the Clerk received the copy.

        [Section 6B inserted by No. 43 of 2003 s. 6.]