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
.