Western Australian Consolidated Acts

CONSUMER AFFAIRS ACT 1971

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART I -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   2A.     Application of Act limited  
   2B.     Expiry of Act  
   2C.     Act continues to apply for certain purposes  
   2D.     Acts or omissions that occurred before the commencement day  
   4.      Terms used in this Act  
   5.      Construction of Act

   PART III -- Administrative provisions  

   15.     Commissioner  
   16.     Functions of the Commissioner  
   17.     Power of Commissioner to publish warnings about unsatisfactory or dangerous goods and services etc.  
   18.     Power of Commissioner to institute or defend legal proceedings on behalf of consumers  
   19.     Power of Commissioner to investigate, inquire and obtain information  
   20.     Sufficient notice to be given to enable questions etc. to be answered  
   21.     Failure to supply information  
   22.     Obstructing Commissioner  
   23.     Delegation by Commissioner  
   23A.    Judicial notice

   PART IIIA -- Consumer Products Safety Committee

           Division 1 -- Preliminary  

   23B.    Terms used in this Part  
   23C.    Application  
   23D.    Schedule may be amended by regulations

           Division 2 -- Prohibition or restriction on supply of dangerous goods to consumers  

   23E.    Consumer Products Safety Committee  
   23F.    Committee may seek advice  
   23G.    Appointment and term of office of members  
   23H.    Minister may remove members  
   23I.    Deputies  
   23J.    Decisions of the Committee  
   23K.    Remuneration  
   23L.    References of questions to the Committee  
   23M.    Committee to report to Commissioner  
   23N.    Commissioner to assist investigations  
   23O.    Powers of Committee in investigating referred questions  
   23P.    Attendance of witnesses and production of documents  
   23Q.    Interim orders  
   23R.    Commissioner may make orders prohibiting or restricting supply of goods  
   23S.    Offences  
   23T.    Action for breach of statutory duty

           Division 3 -- Imposition of safety requirements by regulation  

   23U.    Regulations for safety requirements  
   23V.    Prohibition on supply of goods not complying with regulations  
   23W.    Breach of duty actionable

           Division 4 -- General  

   23X.    Authorised persons  
   23Y.    Offences

   PART IV -- Miscellaneous  

   24.     Information officially obtained to be confidential  
   25.     Liability of members, officers and the Crown  
   25A.    Advertisements not to imply approval by Committee, Department or other authority  
   26.     Application of Financial Management Act 2006 and Auditor General Act 2006  
   27.     Regulations
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