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• Tradesmen's Rights Regulation Repeal Bill 1999

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Mar 1999 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Trade Practices Legislation Amendment Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Jun 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  In response to certain recommendations of the Senate Economics References Committee’s report into the effectiveness of the

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  in protecting small business, the bill amends section 46 of the

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  to: address predatory pricing; clarify the role of recoupment in predatory pricing cases; clarify the meaning of ‘take advantage’; confer jurisdiction on the Federal Magistrates Court in matters arising under the section; and amend the competition code similarly. Also amends the

  Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001

  and

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  to: require a Deputy Chairperson of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to have a small business background; remove the price thresholds applicable to unconscionable conduct cases; and clarify the ACCC’s information gathering powers. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Trade Practices Legislation Amendment Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Jun 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  KATTER, Bob, Jnr, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  in relation to: non-merger authorisations; collective bargaining; exclusionary provisions; price fixing provisions; dual listed companies; exclusive dealing; enforcement; penalties and indemnities; local government bodies; and functions and powers under the Competition Code. Also amends the:

  Corporations Act 2001

  and

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  in relation to disqualification from managing corporations; and

  Gas Pipelines Access (Commonwealth) Act 1998

  to amend an incorrect cross-reference. 

  Bill

• Trade Practices Legislation Amendment Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Implements the recommendations of the Dawson Review into competition policy by amending the

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  in relation to: merger clearances and authorisations; non-merger authorisations; collective bargaining; exclusionary provisions; price fixing provisions; dual listed companies; third line forcing and exclusive dealing; enforcement; penalties and indemnities; local government bodies; and functions and powers under Competition Code. Also amends the:

  Corporations Act 2001

  and

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  in relation to disqualification from managing corporations; and

  Gas Pipelines Access (Commonwealth) Act 1998

  to amend an incorrect cross-reference. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Trade Practices Legislation Amendment Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Mar 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends: the

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  to: clarify the ability of State and Territory access regimes to confer duties upon the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and the Australian Competition Tribunal (ACT) and the conditions under which a law of a State or Territory may confer functions, powers and duties upon the ACCC or ACT. Also repeals the

  Prices Surveillance Act 1983

  and replaces it with a new part in the

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  which preserves the existing prices surveillance powers; and provides for a body other than the ACCC to hold a price inquiry; amends the:

  Airports Act 1996

  ,

  Air Services Act 1995

  ,

  Australian Maritime Safety Authority Act 1990

  and

  Australia Postal Corporation Act 1989

  to make consequential amendments;

  Australian Crime Commission Act 2002

  and

  Australian Postal Corporation Act 1989

  to delete redundant references; and contains transitional provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Trade Practices Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Jun 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  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. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Trade Practices Amendment Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Jun 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  KATTER, Bob, Jnr, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  to provide protection to unions and their members from being sued if they stop the export of Pacific Brands manufacturing machinery or the importation of goods to replace Pacific Brands products. 

  Bill

• Trade Practices Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Sep 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  to: clarify the prohibition of pyramid selling; amend provisions relating to defences to prosecutions; and re-insert a penalty which was inadvertently omitted. Also contains application provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Trade Practices Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2001

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Jun 2000 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasurer's portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Trade Practices Amendment (Unconscionable Conduct—Saving of State and Territory Laws) Bill 2000

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  05 Jun 2000 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  Joel FITZGIBBON MP 

  Bill