Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

COMPETITION AND CONSUMER ACT 2010 - SECT 140

    In this Part:

"application law" means:

  (a)   a law of a participating jurisdiction that applies the applied Australian Consumer Law, either with or without modifications, as a law of the participating jurisdiction; or

  (b)   any regulations or other legislative instrument made under a law described in paragraph   (a); or

  (c)   the applied Australian Consumer Law, applying as a law of the participating jurisdiction, either with or without modifications.

"applied Australian Consumer Law" means (according to the context):

  (a)   the text described in section   140B; or

  (b)   that text, applying as a law of a participating jurisdiction, either with or without modifications.

"apply" , in relation to the applied Australian Consumer Law, means apply the applied Australian Consumer Law by reference:

  (a)   as in force from time to time; or

  (b)   as in force at a particular time.

"Commonwealth entity" means:

  (a)   an authority of the Commonwealth; or

  (b)   an officer of the Commonwealth.

"imposes a duty" has the meaning given by section   140G.

"modifications" includes additions, omissions and substitutions.

"officer" , in relation to the Commonwealth, includes the following:

  (a)   a Minister;

  (b)   a person who holds:

  (i)   an office established by or under an Act; or

  (ii)   an appointment made under an Act; or

  (iii)   an appointment made by the Governor - General or a Minister but not under an Act;

  (c)   a person who is a member or officer of an authority of the Commonwealth;

  (d)   a person who is:

  (i)   in the service or employment of the Commonwealth, or of an authority of the Commonwealth; or

  (ii)   employed or engaged under an Act.

"participating jurisdiction" means a participating State or participating Territory.

"participating State" means a State that is a party to the Intergovernmental Agreement for the Australian Consumer Law and applies the applied Australian Consumer Law as a law of the State, either with or without modifications.

"participating Territory" means a Territory that is a party to the Intergovernmental Agreement for the Australian Consumer Law and applies the applied Australian Consumer Law as a law of the Territory, either with or without modifications.

"Territory" means the Australian Capital Territory or the Northern Territory.