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