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Credit Act 1984
Div 2Continuing credit contracts
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Division 2 — Continuing credit contracts
48. Interpretation 67
49. Application of Part 68
50. Billing cycle, meaning and maximum period of 70
51. Payment of supplier by credit provider on behalf of debtor 70
52. Chargeable amount for billing cycle, meaning and maximum of 71
53. Amount payable under contract, restrictions as to 72
54. Credit charge for billing cycle, meaning and maximum of 72
55. Annual percentage rates for contracts 74
56. Billing cycle less than one month 75
57. Non‑business days 75
58. Credit provider to give debtor prescribed statement 76
59. Credit provider to give debtor certain information 76
60. Variation of contracts ineffective without notice 77
61. Credit provider to give debtor statement of account as per Sch. 7 78
62. Billing errors, notice, effect and correction of 80
63. Credit provider to give debtor request for payment etc. before starting recovery proceedings 81
64. Statement of account not to include opening balance in some circumstances 81
65. Statement of account not needed in some circumstances 82
66. Credit provider to pay amounts owed to debtor upon request 83
67. Breach of s. 3(4), 59, 61, 91(1) etc., effect of 83
68. Credit provider, on request, to give debtor etc. copy of notice given under s. 3(4), 59 or 60 84