{"id":"travel-agents-repeal-act-2014","name":"Travel Agents Repeal Act 2014","slug":"travel-agents-repeal-act-2014","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"vic","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":173427,"registerId":"vic-travel-agents-repeal-act-2014-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Travel Agents Repeal Act 2014","content":"Version No. 002\n\n**Travel Agents Repeal Act 2014**\n\n**No. 16 of 2014**\n\nVersion incorporating amendments as at  \n1 December 2015\n\n**TABLE OF PROVISIONS**\n\n*Section Page*\n\nPart 1—Preliminary 1\n\n1 Purposes 1\n\n2 Commencement 1\n\nPart 2—Repeal of Travel Agents Act 1986 and savings provisions 2\n\n3 Repeal of Travel Agents Act 1986 2\n\n4 Continued operation of compensation scheme 2\n\n═══════════════\n\nEndnotes 5\n\n1 General information 5\n\n2 Table of Amendments 7\n\n3 Amendments Not in Operation 8\n\n4 Explanatory details 9\n\n**Version No.** **002**\n\n**Travel Agents Repeal Act 2014**\n\n**No. 16 of 2014**\n\nVersion incorporating amendments as at  \n1 December 2015\n\n**The Parliament of Victoria enacts:**\n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\n\t1 Purposes\n\nThe main purposes of this Act are—\n\n(a) to repeal the **Travel Agents Act 1986**; and\n\n(b) to provide, for a limited period, for the continued operation of the compensation scheme under that Act; and\n\n(c) to make amendments to the **Australian Consumer Law and Fair Trading Act 2012** and the **Business Licensing Authority Act 1998** consequent upon the repeal of the **Travel Agents Act 1986**.\n\n\t2 Commencement\n\n(1) Subject to subsection (2), this Act comes into operation on a day to be proclaimed.\n\n(2) If this Act does not come into operation before 1 December 2014, it comes into operation on that day.\n\nPart 2—Repeal of Travel Agents Act 1986 and savings provisions\n\n\t3 Repeal of Travel Agents Act 1986\n\nThe **Travel Agents Act 1986** is **repealed**.\n\n\t4 Continued operation of compensation scheme\n\n(1) Despite the repeal of the **Travel Agents Act 1986**, on and after the day on which section 3 comes into operation (the ***repeal date***) and until the date of termination of the compensation scheme—\n\n(a) a declaration by the Minister under section 46(1) of that Act in force immediately before the repeal date remains in force; and\n\n(b) section 45A of that Act as in force immediately before the repeal date continues to apply in relation to any legal proceedings brought by or against the compensation scheme trustees in relation to any matter occurring before the repeal date; and\n\n(c) section 46(3) and (4) of that Act as in force immediately before the repeal date continue to apply in relation to any decision of the compensation scheme trustees made in relation to any matter occurring before the repeal date; and\n\n(d) section 46B of that Act as in force immediately before the repeal date continues to apply in relation to any claim for compensation by a person affected by the default of a travel agent occurring before the repeal date.\n\n(2) For the purposes of subsection (1)—\n\n(a) a term used in section 45A, 46 or 46B of the **Travel Agents Act 1986** has the same meaning as it had immediately before the repeal date; and\n\n(b) the date of termination of the compensation scheme is the date provided for the termination of the scheme under clause 27.1 of the trust deed under which the compensation scheme is established.\n\n**Note**\n\nClause 27.1 of the trust deed provides for the termination of the Trust on 31 December 2015 or as soon after 30 June 2015 as the obligations of the Trust are discharged, whichever occurs first. That clause otherwise provides that the date of termination may be extended, or the Trust terminated sooner, by the Ministerial Council within the meaning of the trust deed.\n\n(3) Unless the contrary intention appears, this section does not affect or take away from the **Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984**.\n\nPt 3 (Heading and ss 5–13) repealed by No. 16/2014 s. 13.\n\n* * * * *\n\n═══════════════\n\nEndnotes\n\n1 General information\n\nSee [www.legislation.vic.gov.au](http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au) for Victorian Bills, Acts and current Versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.\n\n *Minister's second reading speech—*\n\n *Legislative Assembly: 13 November 2013*\n\n *Legislative Council: 20 February 2014*\n\nThe long title for the Bill for this Act was \"A Bill for an Act to repeal the **Travel Agents Act 1986** and for other purposes.\"\n\nThe **Travel Agents Repeal Act 2014** was assented to on 18 March 2014 and came into operation on 1 July 2014: Special Gazette (No. 170) 3 June 2014: page 1.\n\nINTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION ACT 1984 (ILA)\n\nStyle changes\n\nSection 54A of the ILA authorises the making of the style changes set out in Schedule 1 to that Act.\n\nReferences to ILA s. 39B\n\nSidenotes which cite ILA s. 39B refer to section 39B of the ILA which provides that where an undivided section or clause of a Schedule is amended by the insertion of one or more subsections or subclauses, the original section or clause becomes subsection or subclause (1) and is amended by the insertion of the expression \"(1)\" at the beginning of the original section or clause.\n\nInterpretation\n\nAs from 1 January 2001, amendments to section 36 of the ILA have the following effects:\n\n• Headings\n\nAll headings included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Act. Any heading inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Act. This includes headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule; sections; clauses; items; tables; columns; examples; diagrams; notes or forms. See section 36(1A)(2A).\n\n• Examples, diagrams or notes\n\nAll examples, diagrams or notes included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Act. Any examples, diagrams or notes inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Act. See section 36(3A).\n\n• Punctuation\n\nAll punctuation included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 forms part of that Act. Any punctuation inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Act. See section 36(3B).\n\n• Provision numbers\n\nAll provision numbers included in an Act form part of that Act, whether inserted in the Act before, on or after 1 January 2001. Provision numbers include section numbers, subsection numbers, paragraphs and subparagraphs. See section 36(3C).\n\n• Location of \"legislative items\"\n\nA \"legislative item\" is a penalty, an example or a note. As from 13 October 2004, a legislative item relating to a provision of an Act is taken to be at the foot of that provision even if it is preceded or followed by another legislative item that relates to that provision. For example, if a penalty at the foot of a provision is followed by a note, both of these legislative items will be regarded as being at the foot of that provision. See section 36B.\n\n• Other material\n\nAny explanatory memorandum, table of provisions, endnotes, index and other material printed after the Endnotes does not form part of an Act.  \nSee section 36(3)(3D)(3E).\n\n2 Table of Amendments\n\nThis publication incorporates amendments made to the **Travel Agents Repeal Act 2014** by Acts and subordinate instruments.\n\n–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––\n\n**Travel Agents Repeal Act 2014, No. 16/2014**\n\n| Assent Date: | 18.3.14 |\n| --- | --- |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 13 on 1.7.14: SG (No. 170) 3.6.2014 p. 1 |\n| Note: | S. 13 repeals Pt 3 (ss 5–13) on 1.12.15 |\n| Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Travel Agents Repeal Act 2014** |\n\n\n–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––\n\n3 Amendments Not in Operation\n\nThere are no amendments which were Not in Operation at the date of this publication.\n\n4 Explanatory details\n\nNo entries at date of publication.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act appears to do exactly what its title says — repeal the travel agents licensing framework. There is no evidence of scope creep or deviation from its original stated purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow, single-purpose legislation — it simply repeals an existing Act","No new obligations or rights created, making it straightforward to understand","Minimal technical legal language required","The main complexity lies in understanding what protections are lost, which requires knowledge of the repealed Act itself rather than this one"],"plain_english_summary":"The Travel Agents Repeal Act 2014 abolishes Victoria’s travel-agent licensing regime, so travel agents and businesses in Victoria no longer need a state licence to operate. \n\nThat removes the specific regulatory safety net for consumers; protections now rely mainly on general federal consumer laws rather than a distinct state licensing framework."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Part 3 (heading and ss 5–13) of the Act was repealed (noted as repealed by s.13 on 1 December 2015), narrowing the Act's text; the core purposes—repeal of the Travel Agents Act 1986 and temporary preservation of the compensation scheme—remain in force."},"complexity_factors":["Cross-references to multiple sections (45A, 46, 46B) of the repealed Travel Agents Act 1986 requiring retained application and interpretation","Reliance on an external trust deed clause (clause 27.1) to determine the compensation scheme's termination date","Consequential amendments to two separate Acts (Australian Consumer Law and Fair Trading Act 2012; Business Licensing Authority Act 1998)","Commencement mechanism by proclamation with a statutory fallback date","Savings provisions that preserve ministerial declarations and trustee powers after repeal","Interpretation rule preserving pre-repeal meanings of defined terms for saved provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act repeals the Travel Agents Act 1986, removes its licensing regime and preserves specific provisions so the existing travel compensation scheme (including ministerial declarations and trustee powers) continues for a limited period. It also makes consequential amendments to the Australian Consumer Law and Fair Trading Act 2012 and the Business Licensing Authority Act 1998. It affects travel agents, people claiming for pre‑repeal defaults, the compensation trustees who administer payments, and the Minister/Ministerial Council that can set or extend the trust's termination date."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose: repealing the Travel Agents Act 1986 and managing the transition. The repeal of Part 3 (sections 5-13) actually narrowed the scope by removing the consequential amendments provisions once they took effect, rather than expanding it."},"complexity_factors":["Very short statute (only 4 operative sections, with Part 3 repealed)","Minimal defined terms (only 'repeal date' and reference to trust deed clause)","Simple structure: preliminary provisions, repeal, single savings provision","Limited cross-referencing (only to the repealed Act and standard interpretation legislation)","No nested exceptions or conditional logic beyond basic temporal limitations (before/after repeal date)"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act scraps the old **Travel Agents Act 1986** (Victorian legislation that regulated travel agents) but keeps the financial safety net running for a little while longer.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Repeals (cancels)** the Travel Agents Act 1986 entirely — travel agents in Victoria are no longer licensed or regulated under this specific law.\n- **Keeps the compensation scheme alive temporarily** — if a travel agent went bust or ran off with customer money before the repeal date, people can still claim compensation under the old rules until the scheme winds up (originally set for late 2015).\n- **Makes consequential amendments** to other laws (the Australian Consumer Law and Fair Trading Act 2012, and the Business Licensing Authority Act 1998) to tidy up references to the repealed Act.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Consumers** who booked travel with Victorian travel agents before July 2014 and need to make claims against the compensation fund.\n- **Travel agents** who previously operated under the licensing scheme (now deregulated).\n- **Trustees** managing the compensation scheme, who must keep processing claims until the scheme terminates.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis is part of a broader move to reduce red tape for travel agents while protecting existing consumer rights. It shifts travel agent regulation from a specific licensing regime to general consumer protection laws. The \"savings provisions\" ensure people with legitimate claims from before the repeal don't lose their rights just because the law changed."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/travel-agents-repeal-act-2014","history":"/api/acts/travel-agents-repeal-act-2014/history","analysis":"/api/acts/travel-agents-repeal-act-2014/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/travel-agents-repeal-act-2014/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/travel-agents-repeal-act-2014/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/travel-agents-repeal-act-2014/documents"}}