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Fair Trading Act 2010
Part 4Codes of practice
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Part 4 — Codes of practice
42. Outline of this Part 30
43. Term used: code of practice 30
Division 2 — Development and implementation of codes of practice
44. Draft codes of practice, preparation of 31
45. Regulations prescribing code of practice 31
46. Interim code of practice, regulations may prescribe 32
Division 3 — Enforcement of codes of practice
47. SAT’s powers to deal with contraventions of prescribed code of practice 32
48. Commissioner may take or defend, or assume the conduct or defence of, proceedings relating to contravention of code of practice 34
49. Provisions for proceedings Commissioner institutes, defends or assumes conduct or defence of 35
50. No doubling‑up of liabilities 36
51. Action taken for breach of code of practice doesn’t preclude other civil action 37
52. Transitional provisions for codes of practice prescribed before 1 Jan 2011 37
53. Transitional provisions for undertakings under *Fair Trading Act 1987* s. 44 38
54. Transitional provisions for contraventions of code of practice before 1 Jan 2011 39