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  • Date
    17 Mar 2010 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Further to the Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Bill 2009, the bill amends: the
    Trade Practices Act 1974
    ,
    Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001
    and
    Corporations Act 2001
    to implement a national consumer law regime (the Australian Consumer Law) in relation to: general and specific consumer protections; misleading and deceptive conduct; unconscionable conduct; unfair practices; consumer transactions; statutory consumer guarantees; a standard consumer product safety law for consumer goods; and product-related services; the
    Trade Practices Act 1974
    to rename it as the
    Competition and Consumer Act 2010
    ; and 61 Acts to reflect the change in title of the
    Trade Practices Act 1974

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    24 Jun 2009 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Trade Practices Act 1974
    to implement a national consumer law regime (the Australian Consumer Law) which will: address unfair contract terms; and include penalties, enforcement powers and consumer redress options;
    Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001
    to include corresponding provisions applicable to financial services; and
    Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977
    ,
    Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act
    1979, and
    Trade Practices Act 1974
    to make consequential amendments. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    13 Feb 2008 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Trade Practices Act 1974
    to provide that telecommunications access declarations and extension notices which extend the period of access declarations are not legislative instruments for the purposes of the
    Legislative Instruments Act 2003

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    20 Sep 2007 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    FIELDING, Sen Steve 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Trade Practices Act 1974
    to prohibit large businesses from acquiring shares, assets or other companies through buyouts or takeovers which result in reducing fair competition. 

    Bill

  • Date
    04 Apr 2001 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Industry, Science and Resources portfolio 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    21 Jun 2006 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Industry, Tourism and Resources 
    Summary
    In response to a recent review by IP Australia, the bill amends the
    Trade Marks Act 1995
    to clarify the operation of the Act to: increase the certainty of trade mark rights issued; improve the administration and transparency of the trade mark system; and align the Act with other intellectual property legislation. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    06 Jul 2011 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Innovation, Industry, Science and Research 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Tobacco Plain Packaging Bill 2011, the bill amends the
    Trade Marks Act 1995
    to provide that regulations may be made in relation to the plain packaging of tobacco so that businesses are not prevented from registering new trade marks or from protecting trade marks against infringement. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    28 Jun 2000 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Industry, Science and Resources portfolio 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    14 Sep 2015 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    KATTER, Bob, Jnr, MP 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Trade Marks Act 1995
    to prohibit the registration of trade marks which consist of a sign which is of national significance or iconic value to the people of Australia; and provide that any trade marks that currently purport to restrict the use of a sign of national significance must be removed from the register of trade marks. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    10 Feb 2016 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Trade and Investment 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Export Market Development Grants Act 1997
    to: remove communications as an eligible expenditure category; place a limit of $15 000 on the free sample expenditure category; describe the promotional literature or other advertising expenditure category as including literature or material in electronic or any other form; remove reimbursement of in country travel (other than air fares) and increase the daily allowance for overseas visits; add to the list of excluded expenses those relating to activities or products that the chief executive officer of Austrade considers may have had a detrimental impact on Australia’s trade reputation; permit Austrade to direct funds from other sources towards export market development grants (EMDG) administration costs; provide that the first independent review of the EMDG scheme must be completed by no later than 31 December 2021 and enable the minister to determine a date for later reviews; and enable the EMDG scheme to continue without a specified termination date; and the
    Australian Trade Commission Act 1985
    to: change the name of the Australian Trade Commission to the Australian Trade and Investment Commission; and amend the short title of the Act to the
    Australian Trade and Investment Commission Act 1985
    . Also makes consequential amendments to 10 Acts. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum