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FAIR TRADING AMENDMENT REGULATION 2005 (NO 1) (NO 27 OF 2005)
2005
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY FOR THE
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
FAIR TRADING
AMENDMENT REGULATION 2005 (No 1)
SUBORDINATE LAW No
SL2005-27
EXPLANATORY
STATEMENT
Circulated by authority of the
Attorney General
Jon
Stanhope MLA
FAIR TRADING AMENDMENT REGULATION 2005 (No 1)
Section 33 of the Fair Trading Act 1992 (the Act) provides that a
draft Code of Practice for fair dealing may be submitted by the Commissioner for
Fair Trading to the Minister for approval. Section 34 provides that the Fair
Trading Regulation 1995 may prescribe a Code of Practice approved by the
Minister. Section 35 provides that amendments to a Code of Practice must follow
the same process as a new Code of practice. On 28 May 2005 the Minister
approved amendments contained in a consolidated republication of the Fitness
Industry Code of Practice – June 2005 (the Code) .
The purpose of
the Fair Trading Amendment Regulation 2005 (the Regulation) is to prescribe the
Fitness Industry Code of Practice – June 2005. The Regulation gives
effect to the Ministers decision to approve the amended Code.
This
amendment to the Regulation will enable the new Code to be enforced in the ACT
by the Commissioner for Fair Trading.
Regulation 1 & 2 – Name of regulations and
commencement
Regulations 1 & 2 are formal requirements of all
regulations, specifying the title of the Regulation and commencement date.
The Code has been approved by the Minister. There is no need for a
delayed commencement date.
This Regulation provides that the Regulation amends the Fair Trading
Regulation 1995.
This Regulation substitutes a new section 4(1)(a) to prescribe the Fitness
Industry Code of Practice – June 2005.
Omits a section which prescribed an amendment in 1999 to the Fitness industry
Code of Practice.