Consumer Credit and Trade Measurement Amendment Bill 2006 (Qld)

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Queensland

Consumer Credit and Trade Measurement Amendment Bill

Queensland

Consumer Credit and Trade Measurement Amendment Bill 2006

Contents Page

Part 1 Preliminary 1 Shorttitle 2.0... eee 4 2 Commencement. ... 0.0... 500 cece eee eee Part 2 Amendment of Consumer Credit Code 3 Code amended in pt2 .......... 0... cece eee 4 4 Amendment of s 17 (Alteration of contract document)......... 4 5 Amendment of s 146D (Expiry of part)..................00. 5 6 Amendment of s 162 (Legibility and language) .............. 5 7 Amendment of s 163 (Copies of contracts and other documents) 6 8 Insertion of news 164A... 1... ee 6

164A Electronic transactions and documents ............ 6 9 Amendment of s 171 (Giving notice or other document) ....... 7 10 Amendment of s 172 (Manner of giving notice or other

document) — wc eee eee ee 7 11 Amendment of s 173 (Date of notice or other document) ...... 10 12 Insertion of neWS 178A... 2. eee 11

173A Attribution of electronic communications .......... 11 13 Amendment of sch 2 (Miscellaneous provisions relating to

interpretation). ...... 0.0... eee eee eee eee 11 Part 3 Amendment of Trade Measurement Act 1990 14 Act amended in pt3........ 2.0... eee eee eee 12 15 Amendment of s 3 (Definitions) ................00....000. 12 16 Amendment of s 7 (Measuring instruments used for trade must

be marked)... 0.0... 0. eee 13 17 Amendment of s 7A (Use of class 4 measuring instruments) .. . 13 18 Amendment of s 7B (Use of measuring instruments for

pre-packed articles) ......... 0.0... eee eee eee 14

Consumer Credit and Trade Measurement Amendment

Bill 2006 19 Amendment of s 8 (Unjust measurement) .................. 14 20 Amendment of s 9 (Supplying incorrect etc. measuring instrument) kee eee 14 21 Replacement of s 23 (Incorrect measurement or price calculation) eee eee 14 23 Incorrect measurement or price calculation........ 15 22 Insertion of news 25A.... 2... eee 15 25A Special provision for sale of firewood by volume .. . . 15 23 Amendment of s 44 (Application for licence) ................ 16 24 Amendment of s 45 (Grounds for refusal) .................. 16 25 Amendment of s 50 (Conditions on all public weighbridge licences) eee 16 26 Insertion of new ss 52A and 52B.............00. 0.0 c eee ee 17 52A Continuation of weighbridge suitability statement in particular circumstances ...................... 17 52B If weighbridge no longer suitable for use as public weighbridge ......... 20... 0c c eee eee eee eee 18 27 Amendment of s 54 (Surrender etc. of licence) .............. 19 28 Insertion of new ss 54A-54D .... 2... eee 19 54A Effect of relocation of licensed weighbridge........ 19 54B Application to change licence holders due to change of partnership................ 0000. e eee eee eee 19 54C Effect on licence of application under s 54B........ 21 54D Application to amend condition of licence ......... 21 29 Amendment of s 56 (Grounds for disciplinary action) ......... 21 30 Amendment of s 59 (Rights of appeal)..................... 22 31 Amendment of s 80 (Regulation-making power) ............. 22 32 Insertion of new pt9.... 6... eee ee 22 Part 9 Transitional provisions for Consumer Credit and Trade Measurement Amendment Act82 Certificates of suitability ....................... 23 83 Existing licensed public weighbridges ............ 23 Part 4 Amendment of Trade Measurement Administration Act 1990 33 Act amended in pt4.......... 0... cece eee 24