Western Australian Consolidated Acts

FAIR TRADING ACT 1987

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART I -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Act binds Crown  
   4.      Application of Act  
   5.      Interpretation (TPA s. 4 )  
   6.      Consumers (TPA s. 4B)  
   7.      Application of Act in relation to leases and licences of land and buildings (TPA s. 4H)  
   8.      References to purposes or reason (TPA s. 4F)  

   PART II -- Unfair practices  

           Division 1 -- Misleading conduct and false representations  

   9.      Interpretation (TPA s. 51A)  
   10.     Misleading or deceptive conduct (TPA s. 52)  
   11.     Unconscionable conduct (TPA s. 51AB)  
   11A.    Unconscionable conduct in business transactions (TPA s. 51AC)  
   12.     False representations and other misleading or offensive conduct (TPA s. 53 and s. 53A)  
   13.     False representations categorised  
   14.     Misleading conduct in relation to employment (TPA s. 53B)  
   15.     Cash price to be stated in certain circumstances (TPA s. 53C)  
   16.     Offering gifts and prizes (TPA s. 54)  
   17.     Certain misleading conduct in relation to goods (TPA s. 55)  
   18.     Certain misleading conduct in relation to services (TPA s. 55A)  
   19.     Bait advertising (TPA s. 56)  
   20.     Referral selling (TPA s. 57)  
   21.     Accepting payment without intending or being able to supply as ordered (TPA s. 58)  
   22.     Misleading statements about certain business activities (TPA s. 59)  
   23.     Harassment and coercion (TPA s. 60)  

           Division 2 -- Pyramid selling schemes  

   24.     Pyramid selling etc. (TPA s. 65AAC)  
   25.     Offences by promoters, lenders, etc.  
   26.     Defence to offences under this Division  
   27.     Power to declare that this Division does not apply to certain schemes, etc.  

           Division 3 -- Unsolicited cards, goods and services  

   28.     Unsolicited credit and debit cards (TPA s. 63A)  
   29.     Assertion of right to payment for unsolicited goods or services, or for making entry in directory (TPA s. 64)  
   30.     Evidentiary provisions relating to section 29 (TPA s. 64)  
   31.     Liability of recipient of unsolicited goods (TPA s. 65)  
   32.     Power to declare that this Division does not apply to certain transactions or publications  

           Division 4 -- Third party trading schemes  

   32A.    Interpretation  
   32B.    Minister may approve third party trading scheme  
   32C.    Prohibition of third party trading scheme  
   32D.    Offence  
   32E.    Codes of practice  

   PART III -- Conditions and warranties in consumer transactions  

   33.     Interpretation (TPA s. 66) and relationship to Sale of Goods Act 1895  
   34.     Application of provisions to contracts not to be excluded or modified (TPA s. 68)  
   35.     Limitation of liability for breach of certain conditions or warranties (TPA s. 68A)  
   36.     Implied undertakings as to title, encumbrances and quiet possession (TPA s. 69)  
   37.     Supply by description (TPA s. 70)  
   38.     Implied undertakings as to quality or fitness (TPA s. 71)  
   39.     Supply by sample (TPA s. 72)  
   40.     Warranties in relation to the supply of services (TPA s. 74)  
   41.     Rescission of contracts (TPA s. 75A)  

   PART IV -- Codes of practice  

   42.     Preparation of draft code of practice  
   43.     Regulations -- codes of practice  
   44.     Undertakings following contravention of code  
   45.     Register of Undertakings  
   46.     Order by State Administrative Tribunal relating to code of practice  
   47.     Commissioner may proceed for another  

   PART V -- Product safety  

           Division 1 -- Preliminary  

   48.     Application of this Part  

           Division 2 -- Prohibition or restriction on supply of dangerous goods  

   49.     Warning notice to public (TPA s. 65B, 65S)  
   50.     Safety standards (TPA s. 65C, 65E)  
   51.     Prohibition on supply of goods not complying with safety standards (TPA s. 65C)  
   52.     Offence to contravene banning order  
   53.     Remedy for supply of goods etc., in contravention of Act or order  

           Division 3 -- Product recall etc.  

   54.     Recall etc., of defective goods  
   55.     Pre-requisites to the making of a product recall order (TPA s. 65J, 65L, 65P)  
   56.     Certain amounts recoverable as debt or damages (TPA s. 65H)  
   57.     Certain action not to affect insurance contracts (TPA s. 65T)  

   PART VI -- Product information  

           Division 1 -- Preliminary  

   58.     The provision of information  

           Division 2 -- Product information standards  

   59.     Prescribing of product information standards (TPA s. 65D(2))  
   60.     Compliance with product information standard (TPA s. 65D(1) and (7))  

           Division 3 -- Information providers  

   61.     Offence to provide materially inaccurate information in respect of goods, or services or interests in land  
   62.     Prescribed information other than product information standards  
   63.     Application of certain provisions to information providers (TPA s. 65A)  

           Division 4 -- Product quality standards  

   64.     Prescribing of product quality standards  
   65.     Prohibition on supply of goods not complying with product quality standards  

           Division 5 -- Packaging standards  

   66.     Prescribing of packaging standards  
   67.     Prohibition on supply of goods not complying with packaging standards  

   PART VII -- Enforcement and remedies  

   68.     Interpretation (TPA s. 75B)  
   69.     Offences generally (TPA s. 79)  
   70.     Offences against the regulations  
   72.      Who may institute prosecutions (TPA s. 163)  
   73.     Modified penalties by way of infringement notice for certain offences  
   74.     Injunctions in restraint of conduct (TPA s. 80)  
   75.     Other injunctions  
   76.     Injunctions generally (TPA s. 80)  
   77.     Other orders (TPA s. 87)  
   78.     Power of Supreme Court and District Court to prohibit payment or transfer of money or other property (TPA s. 87A)  
   79.     Actions for damages (TPA s. 82)  
   80.     Finding in proceedings under this Part to be evidence (TPA s. 83)  
   81.     Offences by directors, employers, and vicarious liability  
   82.     Conduct and state of mind of directors, employees or agents (TPA s. 84)  
   83.     Defences (TPA s. 85)  
   84.     Regulations  
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