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Fair Trading Amendment Bill 2013
Bill No.
4
Synopsis
The Fair Trading Amendment Bill 2013 will realign the Australian Consumer Law (WA) with the Australian Consumer Law in force in all other jurisdictions and to make other amendments to the Fair Trading Act 2010 to improve administration of the Act and correct a number of anomalies and drafting errors.
Status
Assented to 10/04/2013
Royal Assent given 4 Oct 2013 as Act No. 11 of 2013. Different sections of this Act come into operation on Royal Assent and Proclamation. For details refer to Commencement Clause of the Bill (see also
Assent and Commencement information for Acts
)
Bill History
Download the Bill as Introduced
Download the Bill as passed by originating House
Download the Bill as passed for assent
Explanatory Memorandum presented in the Legislative Assembly
Explanatory Memorandum presented in the Legislative Council
Click here for Second Reading speech presented in the Legislative Assembly (p. 4079a)
Click here for Second Reading speech presented in the Legislative Council (p. 550b)
Acts Amended by this Bill (Blue Bills)
Related Committee Activity
Legislative Council Supplementary Notice Paper
Messages regarding this Bill
(Message No. 19 from the Legislative Council, dated 12 Sep 2013)
(Message No. 15 from the Governor, dated 04 Oct 2013)
Progress
Legislative Assembly
Date
Introduced
12 Sep 2013
First Reading
12 Sep 2013
Second Reading
12 Sep 2013
Second Reading Agreed
24 Sep 2013
Third Reading
24 Sep 2013
Legislative Council
Date
Introduced
15 May 2013
First Reading
15 May 2013
Second Reading
15 May 2013
Second Reading Agreed
12 Sep 2013
Third Reading
12 Sep 2013
Other Procedures
Date
Note No.
Referred to Standing Committee on Uniform Legislation and Statutes Review
15 May 2013
1
Legislative Council Second Reading - Committee Report Tabled
06 Aug 2013
2
Superseded Legislative Council Supplementary Notice Papers (SNPs)
Comparisons between versions of Bills
Conference of Managers
Notes
1. Bill referred to the Standing Committee on Uniform Legislation and Statutes Review as per Standing Order 126. 2. Standing Committee on Uniform Legislation and Statutes Review Report No. 80 tabled 6 August 2013 (TP 395).
Bill004-1secondreading.pdf
EM4-1.pdf
EM 4-1.pdf
Bill004-1.002.pdf
Bill004-1.003.pdf
EM4-1.002.pdf
EM4-1.003.pdf
LC 19 (2013).pdf
Gov 15 (2013).pdf