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Current Bills
Bill
Acts Amendment (Fair Trading) Bill 2010
Bill No.
159
Synopsis
The purpose of this Bill is to - shift the functions of various regulatory and licensing Boards to the Commissioner under the Fair Trading Act 2010; and establish certain investigatory and enforcement powers in relation to certain regulated persons; and enable the establishment of various consumer advisory committees under the Fair Trading Act 2010, and to make amendments to various Acts as a consequence of enacting the Fair Trading Act 2010 and for related purposes.
Status
Assented to
Royal Assent given 8 Dec 2010 as Act No. 58 of 2010. 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. 7103b)
Click here for Second Reading speech presented in the Legislative Council (p. 8002b)
Acts Amended by this Bill (Blue Bills)
Related Committee Activity
Standing Committee on Uniform Legislation and Statutes Review Report 56
Legislative Council Supplementary Notice Paper
Messages regarding this Bill
(Message No. 115 from the Governor, dated 12 Oct 2010)
(Message No. 126 from the Legislative Council, dated 24 Nov 2010)
(Message No. 126 from the Governor, dated 08 Dec 2010)
Progress
Legislative Assembly
Date
Introduced
22 Sep 2010
First Reading
22 Sep 2010
Second Reading
22 Sep 2010
Second Reading Agreed
19 Oct 2010
Third Reading
19 Oct 2010
Legislative Council
Date
Introduced
20 Oct 2010
First Reading
20 Oct 2010
Second Reading
20 Oct 2010
Second Reading Agreed
24 Nov 2010
Committee of the whole
24 Nov 2010
Third Reading
24 Nov 2010
Other Procedures
Date
Note No.
Referred to Standing Committee on Uniform Legislation and Statutes Review
20 Oct 2010
1
Legislative Council Second Reading - Committee Report Tabled
23 Nov 2010
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Superseded Legislative Council Supplementary Notice Papers (SNPs)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 230A. 2. Standing Committee on Uniform Legislation and Statutes Review Report 56 tabled 23 November 2010 (TP 2866).