1ASIC Credit (Unsuitability—Credit Cards) Instrument 2018/753

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ASIC Credit (Unsuitability—Credit Cards) Instrument 2018/753

I, Grant Moodie, delegate of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, make the following legislative instrument.

 

Date  28 August 2018

 

 

Grant Moodie

 

 

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1 Name of legislative instrument

2 Commencement

3 Authority

4 Definitions

Part 2—Determination

5 Period for determining unsuitability in respect of credit card contracts

Part 3—Transitional

6 Application

 

Part 1—Preliminary

1 Name of legislative instrument

This is the ASIC Credit (Unsuitability—Credit Cards) Instrument 2018/753.

2 Commencement

This instrument commences on the later of:

(a) 1 January 2019; and

(b) the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.

Note: The register may be accessed at www.legislation.gov.au.

3 Authority

This instrument is made under subsection 160F(1) of the National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009.

4 Definitions

In this instrument:

Act means the National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009.

Part 2—Determination

5 Period for determining unsuitability in respect of credit card contracts

A period of three years is determined for the purposes of the following provisions of the Act:

(a) paragraph 118(3AA)(b);

(b) paragraph 119(3A)(b);

(c) paragraph 123(3AA)(b);

(d) paragraph 124(3A)(b);

(e) paragraph 131(3AA)(b);

(f) paragraph 133(3AA)(b).

Part 3—Transitional

6 Application