Fair Trading (Newsagency Industry Dispute Resolution Code) Regulations 2014 (SA)

South Australia Fair Trading (Newsagency Industry Dispute Resolution Code) Regulations 2014 under the Fair Trading Act 1987

Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Interpretation 4 Prescription of code 5 Contravention of code subject to civil penalty 6 Fee for mediation under code Schedule 1—Newsagency Industry Dispute Resolution Code 1 Short title 2 Interpretation 3 Application of code 4 Dispute resolution Legislative history

1—Short title These regulations may be cited as the Fair Trading (Newsagency Industry Dispute Resolution Code) Regulations 2014. 2—Commencement These regulations come into operation on the day on which they are made. 3—Interpretation In these regulations— Act means the Fair Trading Act 1987; civil penalty contravention has the same meaning as in Part 7 Division 3A of the Act; code means the Newsagency Industry Dispute Resolution Code 2014 set out in Schedule 1; Commissioner means the Small Business Commissioner. 4—Prescription of code (1) The code is prescribed as an industry code for the purposes of Part 3A of the Act. (2) The Small Business Commissioner is responsible for the administration of the code and for the administration of Part 3A of the Act in relation to the code. 5—Contravention of code subject to civil penalty (1) A contravention of section 28E of the Act constituted of a contravention of the code is to be subject to a civil penalty under Part 7 Division 3A of the Act. (2) The expiation fee for an alleged civil penalty contravention involving an alleged contravention or attempted contravention of the code is— (a) in the case of a body corporate—$4 000; and (b) in the case of a natural person—$500. 6—Fee for mediation under code (1) If an authorised officer arranges for mediation of a dispute under the code with the agreement of the parties to the dispute, each of the parties must pay a fee of $195 for each day, or part of a day, on which the mediation occurs. (2) A fee payable by a person under subregulation (1) is recoverable as a debt due to the Crown. (3) The Commissioner may waive a fee payable by a person under subregulation (1) if satisfied that it is appropriate to do so in a particular case.