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CONSUMER ACTS AMENDMENT ACT 2017 (NO. 13 OF 2017) - SECT 1

Purposes

The main purposes of this Act are—

        (a)     to amend the Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012 to—

              (i)     give the Minister discretion to exempt an incorporated association or class of incorporated association from specific requirements of the Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012 ; and

              (ii)     better align the provisions in relation to powers of entry and inspection with the provisions of the Australian Consumer Law and Fair Trading Act 2012 ; and

              (iii)     enable the inspection and provision of electronic records of prescribed documents kept by the Registrar in relation to incorporated associations; and

        (b)     to amend the Conveyancers Act 2006 to insert an offence of failing to comply, without reasonable excuse, with a requirement of the Director or an inspector; and

        (c)     to amend the Motor Car Traders Act 1986 to allow a motor car trader to sell, exchange or dispose of a motor car subject to a security interest, where the motor car trader is engaged by the Sheriff to sell the motor car pursuant to a security interest registered in favour of the Sheriff; and

        (d)     to amend the Sale of Land Act 1962 to provide that a notice to terminate a contract for the sale of land may be given to an estate agent of the vendor; and

        (e)     to amend the Second-Hand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act 1989 to allow the Registrar to waive, reduce or refund any fees payable under that Act; and

        (f)     to amend the Veterans Act 2005 to—

              (i)     broaden the purposes for which money may be expended from a patriotic fund to better enable that money to be used for the benefit and support of returned and ex-service personnel or their dependents; and

              (ii)     provide that the Director must not approve an amendment or adoption of a trust deed unless the amendment or adoption is consistent with the purposes of a patriotic fund.



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