VIC Australian Consumer Law and Fair Trading Act 2012

The main purposes of this Act are: (a) to promote and encourage fair trading practices and a competitive and fair market; (b) to protect consumers; (c) to regulate trade practices; (d) to provide for codes of practice; (e) to provide for the powers and functions of the Director of Consumer Affairs Victoria including powers to conciliate disputes under this Act and powers to carry out investigations into alleged breaches of this Act; (f) to promote uniformity with the consumer laws of other jurisdictions through the interpretation and application of the Australian Consumer Law in Victoria consistently with those laws; (g) to regulate certain businesses Current as of 1 July 2021