Competition and Consumer Service

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This innovative and user-friendly research tool allows you to see a complete picture of legislation relating to competition and consumer matters (formerly Trade Practices) at any given date from 24 August 1974 right up to the commencement of the new national scheme and beyond.

Conduct instant version comparison and also access comprehensive related materials that link to relevant dates and legislation and from January 2011 also have access to the new versions of the national legislation as well as linking and access/reference to the State Acts being replaced. 

Product Features

Extensive Legislative Coverage

Existing coverage 

• Trade Practices Act 1974, from 24 August 1974 (Royal Assent)
• Trade Practices Regulations 1974, from 25 September 1974 (Gazettal)
• Amending Acts and Regulations
• Bills, Explanatory Memoranda and Second Reading Speeches
• Current consolidations of Fair Trading Acts across eight jurisdictions
• Full text cases and Case Link annotations
• Specialised product-related Regulations made under the Trade Practices Act from 1974 

Additional coverage (to reflect the new national scheme)

• All changes made by the Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Act (No. 1) 2010 and the Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Act (No. 2) 2010
• Inclusion of the Competition and Consumer Regulations 2010
• Final consolidations of State Acts before the commencement of the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) are accessible in under State Acts 
• State Acts cross linked to the appropriate ACL Sections through a Comparative Table, accessible from the Competition and Consumer Service product Homepage.

Current Awareness

Daily Alert Service providing notification of new legislative and supplementary material, so you can be confident that you have the most current information.

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