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Department of Justice and Community Safety

LEGISLATION

The ACT legislation register, on which legislation and legislative materials is notified and published, is available at www.legislation.act.gov.au

The Business and Industry Licensing Unit and Fair Trading Unit administer the following legislation and Codes of Practice:


ACTS

Agents Act 2003

  Agents Regulation 2003
Agent/Salesperson Disclosure Notice Approval 2003
Property Interest Consent Notice Approval 2003

Civil Law (Sale of Residential Property) Act 2003

Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) (Enforcement) Act 1995
Consumer Credit (Administration) Act 1996
Consumer Credit Act 1995
 

Consumer Credit (Australian Capital Territory) Code (Uniform Consumer Credit Code)

Dangerous Substances Act 2004
Door-to-Door Trading Act 1991

Fair Trading Act 1992
Fair Trading (Consumer Affairs) Act 1973
Fair Trading (Fuel Prices) Act 1993
Lay-by Sales Agreements Act 1963
Liquor Act 1975
 

Liquor Licensing Standards Manual (Notifiable instrument under this Act)

Prostitution Act 1992

Pawnbrokers Act 1902

Sale of Goods Act 1954

Sale of Motor Vehicles Act 1977

Security Industry Act 2003

Second-hand Dealers Act 1906

Trade Measurement Act 1991

Trade Measurement (Administration) Act 1991

CODES OF PRACTICE

Fitness Industry Code of Practice
  This Code of Practice for the ACT Fitness Industry is a mandatory Code approved by under section 34 of the Fair Trading Act 1992. The Code specifies minimum standards that apply to suppliers providing fitness services to consumers.
Motor Vehicle Service and Repair Industry Code of Practice
  There is a requirement placed upon Motor Vehicle Service and Repair Businesses to provide certain information to consumers.
These forms are now available in Adobe Acrobat format:
    Obligations & Responsibilities of principals and consumers.
    Agreement for Repairs (Estimate)
    Agreement for Repairs (Diagnosis)
Retirement Villages Industry Code of Practice