Trade Practices Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2007

Type: Government
Portfolio: Treasury
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 41
Summary: Amends the
Trade Practices Act 1974
to: create a second Deputy Chairperson position at the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission; clarify the operation of the misuse of market power and unconscionable conduct provisions; and makes consequential amendments to the
Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001
, in relation to the application of the unconscionable conduct rules to the supply and acquisition of financial products and services.

Progress

House of Representatives
20 Jun 2007	Introduced and read a first time
20 Jun 2007	Second reading moved
08 Aug 2007	Second reading agreed to
08 Aug 2007	Third reading agreed to

Senate
09 Aug 2007	Introduced and read a first time
09 Aug 2007	Second reading moved
11 Sep 2007	Second reading debate
17 Sep 2007	Second reading agreed to
17 Sep 2007	Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 3 Government agreed to
18 Sep 2007	Third reading agreed to

House of Representatives
18 Sep 2007	Message from Senate reported
19 Sep 2007	Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to Senate amendments

24 Sep 2007

Assent

Act no.: 159

Year: 2007

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

Explanatory memoranda

Supplementary explanatory memorandum
Explanatory Memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate
Australian Democrats [sheet 5324 revised] MURRAY, Andrew
Family First Party [sheet 5333] FIELDING, Sen Steve
Government [sheet PF441]
Opposition [sheet 5344] STEPHENS, Sen Ursula

House of Representatives
(HoR) Non-Government 1
Senate Amendments

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate

Committee Information

No documents at present

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Text of bill

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Third reading: Prepared if the bill is amended by the house in which it was introduced. This version of the bill is then considered by the second house.
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Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and provides an explanation of the content of the introduced version (first reading) of the bill.
Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

Proposed amendments

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Schedules of amendments

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