16December 2025. It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting

16 December 2025. It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law to 16 December 2025. The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4. Kinds of republications The Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au): • authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies • unauthorised republications. The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page. Editorial changes The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication. Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117). The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice. This republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1). Uncommenced provisions and amendments If a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol U appears immediately before the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law are accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au). For more information, see the home page for this law on the register. Modifications If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol M appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation Act 2001, section 95. Penalties At the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $160 for an individual and $810 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133). contents 1 Page 1 Name of Act 2 2 Dictionary 2 3 Notes 2 4 Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc 3 5 Definitions—pt 2 4 Page contents 2 Fair Trading (Australian Consumer Law) Act 1992 Division 2.2 Application of Australian Consumer Law 6 The Australian Consumer Law text 6 7 Application of Australian Consumer Law 6 8 Future modifications of Australian Consumer Law text 7 9 Meaning of generic terms in Australian Consumer Law for purposes of this jurisdiction 7 10 Interpretation of Australian Consumer Law 7 11 Application of Australian Consumer Law 8 Division 2.3 References to Australian Consumer Law 12 References to Australian Consumer Law 8 13 References to Australian Consumer Law of other jurisdictions 9 Division 2.4 Application of Australian Consumer Law to jurisdictions 14 Division does not apply to Commonwealth 9 15 Application law of this jurisdiction 9 16 Application law of other jurisdictions 9 17 Activities that are not business 10 18 Jurisdictions not liable to pecuniary penalty or prosecution 11 19 Conferral of functions and powers on certain bodies 12 20 No doubling-up of liabilities 12 21 Definitions for pt 3 13 22 Preparation of draft codes of practice 13 23 Approval of codes of practice 14 24 Undertakings following contravention of approved code 14 25 Enforcement of undertakings 15 26 Variation or discharge of restraining order 16 27 Register of undertakings 16 28 Establishment of advisory committees 17 29 Advisory committee membership 17 Page contents 3 30 Advisory committee—general procedure 17 31 Reimbursement of expenses for advisory committee members 18 32 Commissioner for fair trading 19 33 Functions of commissioner 19 34 Delegation by commissioner 20 34A Application—div 5.1A 21 34B Definitions—div 5.1A 21 34C Meaning of conciliation—div 5.1A 22 34D Conciliation 22 34E Parties to conciliation 23 34F Attendance at conciliation 23 34G Compulsory conciliation notice 23 34GA Offence—business not attending conciliation 24 34H Conduct of conciliation 24 34I Conciliated agreements 24 34J End of conciliation 25 34K Admissibility of evidence 25 35 Definitions for div 5.2 26 36 Investigators 26 37 Identity cards 27 38 Power not to be exercised before identity card shown 27 39 General power to enter premises 28 40 Consent to entry 28 41 Warrants 29 42 Warrants—application made other than in person 30 43 General powers on entry to premises 31 44 Inspection of records of agents 32 45 Power to seize evidence 33 Page contents 4 Fair Trading (Australian Consumer Law) Act 1992 46 Receipt for things seized 34 47 Access to things seized 34 48 Return of things seized 35 49 Self-incrimination etc 35 50 Damage etc to be minimised 36 51 Compensation 37 52 Investigator may require giving of information and producing of documents 37 53 Copying of documents produced under s 52 39 54 Secrecy 39 55 Commissioner may begin or defend legal proceeding on behalf of consumer 41 56 Commissioner must obtain consent in relation to proceeding 42 57 Conduct of proceeding by commissioner 43 58 Court’s powers 43 59 Recovery of money other than costs 43 60 Costs 43 61 Commissioner not personally liable 44 Part 6 Maximum annual percentage rate and disclosure 62 Definitions—pt 6 45 63 Maximum annual percentage rate 45 64 Disclosure of cost of credit 46 65 Certificate evidence 47 65A Conduct by representatives 47 66 Protection of officials from liability 49 67 Regulation-making power 49 Part 8 Transitional—Housing and Consumer Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 2024 68 Definitions—pt 8 50 Page contents 5 69 Alleged contravention of civil penalty provision before commencement day 50 70 Applications for civil penalty order not determined before commencement day 51 71 Expiry—pt 8 51 Dictionary 52 1 About the endnotes 57 2 Abbreviation key 57 3 Legislation history 58 4 Amendment history 64 5 Earlier republications 85 6 Expired transitional or validating provisions 87 An Act about fair trading and consumer protection, and for other purposes