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Legislation

These are just some of the laws that apply to business and consumer transactions. There are also many others, such as State and Territory Residential Tenancies Acts, Credit Acts, Motor Dealers Acts etc, which may be relevant in certain circumstances.

CWTH | ACT | NSW | NT | QLD | SA | TAS | VIC | WA | NZ

Commonwealth

Commonwealth Trade Practices Act 1974

Australian Capital Territory

ACT Consumer Affairs Act 1973

ACT Fair Trading Act 1992

New South Wales

New South Wales Fair Trading Act 1987

Other relevant NSW legislation (from the NSW Office of Fair Trading site)

Northern Territory

Northern Territory Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading Act 1996

Queensland

Queensland Fair Trading Act 1989

South Australia

South Australian Fair Trading Act 1987

Tasmania

Tasmanian Consumer Affairs Act 1988

Tasmanian Fair Trading Act 1990

Victoria

Victorian Fair Trading Act 1999

Western Australia

Western Australian Consumer Affairs Act 1971

New Zealand

New Zealand Fair Trading Act 1986

Other relevant New Zealand legislation (from the New Zealand Ministry of Consumer Affairs site)


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