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Fair Trading Act 1989
sec.57Defences
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### sec.57 Defences
The defences provided for in the Australian Consumer Law (Queensland), chapter 4 , part 4 -6 also apply for the purposes of each FTA offence provision as if the FTA offence provision were a provision of the Australian Consumer Law (Queensland), chapter 4 .
For subsection (1) , the Australian Consumer Law (Queensland), section 211 may also be read as if the reference to section 195 of that law were a reference to section 84 (1) .
Subsection (1) applies in relation to an FTA consumer offence provision only to the extent a contravention or alleged contravention of the provision is being dealt with as for a criminal offence.
s 57 amd 1994 No. 36 s 2 sch ; 1997 No. 12 s 23
sub 2010 No. 54 s 18
(sec.57-ssec.1) The defences provided for in the Australian Consumer Law (Queensland), chapter 4 , part 4 -6 also apply for the purposes of each FTA offence provision as if the FTA offence provision were a provision of the Australian Consumer Law (Queensland), chapter 4 .
(sec.57-ssec.2) For subsection (1) , the Australian Consumer Law (Queensland), section 211 may also be read as if the reference to section 195 of that law were a reference to section 84 (1) .
(sec.57-ssec.3) Subsection (1) applies in relation to an FTA consumer offence provision only to the extent a contravention or alleged contravention of the provision is being dealt with as for a criminal offence.