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Queensland
CONSUMER LAW
(MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS) BILL 1994
Queensland
CONSUMER LAW (MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS) BILL 1994
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section Page
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3 Amended Acts--Sch 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
4 Repealed Acts--Sch 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
PART 2--AMENDMENT OF AUCTIONEERS AND AGENTS
ACT 1971
5 Amended Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
6 Amendment of s 5 (Interpretation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
7 Replacement of s 57 (Guarantee of title) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
57 Guarantee of title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
8 Insertion of new ss 59A and 59B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
59A Tampering with odometers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
59B Evidence of tampering by a motor dealer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
9 Amendment of s 99 (Claims against the Fund) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
PART 3--AMENDMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES SECURITIES
ACT 1986
10 Amended Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
11 Amendment of s 6 (Register) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
12 Replacement of ss 22-24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
22 Security interest certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
23 Inspecting the register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
24 Forged etc. certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
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13 Omission of s 25 (Purchaser from approved dealer not to be
deemed to have notice of security interest in certain circumstances) . . . . 9
14 Amendment of s 38 (Recognised States) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
SCHEDULE 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
CONSEQUENTIAL AND MINOR AMENDMENTS
AUCTIONEERS AND AGENTS ACT 1971 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
MOTOR VEHICLES SECURITIES ACT 1986 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
TRADE MEASUREMENT ACT 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
TRADE MEASUREMENT ADMINISTRATION ACT 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
SCHEDULE 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
REPEALS
1994
A BILL
FOR
An Act to amend certain Acts administered by the Deputy Premier,
Minister for Emergency Services and Minister for Rural
Communities and Consumer Affairs of Queensland, and to
repeal certain Acts
s1 4 s6
Consumer Law (Miscellaneous Provisions)
The Parliament of Queensland enacts-- 1
PART 1--PRELIMINARY 2
title 3
Short
Clause 1. This Act may be cited as the Consumer Law (Miscellaneous 4
Provisions) Act 1994. 5
6
Commencement
Clause 2. This Act commences on a day to be fixed by proclamation. 7
Acts--Sch 1 8
Amended
Clause 3. Schedule 1 amends the Acts mentioned in it. 9
Acts--Sch 2 10
Repealed
Clause 4. Schedule 2 repeals the Acts mentioned in it. 11
ART 2--AMENDMENT OF AUCTIONEERS AND 12
P
AGENTS ACT 1971 13
Act 14
Amended
Clause 5. The Auctioneers and Agents Act 1971 is amended in this Part. 15
of s 5 (Interpretation) 16
Amendment
Clause 6. Section 5-- 17
insert-- 18
s7 5 s7
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` "security interest certificate" means a security interest certificate under 1
the Motor Vehicles Securities Act 1986.'. 2
of s 57 (Guarantee of title) 3
Replacement
Clause 7. Section 57-- 4
omit, insert-- 5
of title 6
`Guarantee
`57.(1) This section applies if a used motor vehicle is sold by or for a 7
motor dealer to someone else (a "buyer"). 8
`(2) The motor dealer must ensure the buyer gains clear title to the motor 9
vehicle at the time of sale. 10
Maximum penalty--20 penalty units. 11
`(3) It is a defence for the motor dealer to prove that the dealer took all 12
reasonable steps to ensure subsection (2) is complied with. 13
`(4) The motor dealer must on the day of, and before, the sale-- 14
(a) give the buyer a security interest certificate for the vehicle issued 15
on the day of sale; and 16
(b) give the buyer an approved form stating-- 17
(i) particulars about the vehicle, including its identity and 18
odometer reading at the time of sale; and 19
(ii) that the dealer has ensured that the buyer will gain clear title 20
to the vehicle at the time of sale; and 21
(c) ask the buyer to sign an approved form acknowledging receipt of 22
the documents mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b); and 23
(d) give the original of the form mentioned in paragraph (b) to the 24
buyer and keep a copy of the form. 25
Maximum penalty--20 penalty units. 26
`(5) In this section-- 27
"sell" includes sale by auction.'. 28
s8 6 s8
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of new ss 59A and 59B 1
Insertion
Clause 8. After section 59-- 2
insert-- 3
with odometers 4
`Tampering
`59A.(1) A person must not tamper with a motor vehicle's odometer 5
with intent to falsely represent that, at a particular time, the vehicle had not 6
travelled more than a specified distance. 7
Maximum penalty--100 penalty units. 8
`(2) If a court finds a person guilty of an offence against subsection (1), 9
the court may, on its own initiative or on the application of a person who 10
has suffered loss, order the person who committed the offence to 11
compensate for loss resulting from the commission of the offence. 12
`(3) In any proceeding, the distance shown at any time on the odometer 13
tampered with is evidence of a false representation by the person who 14
tampered with the odometer that the vehicle had not travelled more than the 15
distance shown on the odometer. 16
`(4) Subsection (2) does not limit a court's powers under the Penalties 17
and Sentences Act 1992 or any other law. 18
of tampering by a motor dealer 19
`Evidence
`59B.(1) Evidence that a motor vehicle's odometer was tampered with 20
when the vehicle was in a dealer's possession is evidence that the dealer 21
contravened section 59A(1).1 22
`(2) Evidence that a motor vehicle's odometer reading shortly after a 23
dealer had possession of the vehicle was less than its reading when the 24
dealer took possession of the vehicle is evidence the dealer contravened 25
section 59A(1). 26
`(3) In this section-- 27
"possession" of a motor vehicle includes custody and control of the 28
vehicle.'. 29
1 Section 59A (Tampering with odometers).
s9 7 s 11
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of s 99 (Claims against the Fund) 1
Amendment
Clause 9. Section 99-- 2
insert-- 3
`(2B) If a person recovers from the Fund more than the person is entitled 4
to recover from the Fund under subsection (2) (including an amount the 5
person must notify the Committee of under subsection (2A))-- 6
(a) the amount to which the person is not entitled is a debt owing to 7
the Fund; and 8
(b) the Committee may bring a civil action in a court of competent 9
jurisdiction to recover the debt for the Fund; and 10
(c) the Committee must pay any amounts recovered under 11
paragraph (b) to the Fund.'. 12
ART 3--AMENDMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES 13
P
SECURITIES ACT 1986 14
Act 15
Amended
Clause 10. The Motor Vehicles Securities Act 1986 is amended in this Part. 16
of s 6 (Register) 17
Amendment
Clause 11.(1) Section 6(1), `registrar'-- 18
omit, insert-- 19
`chief executive'. 20
(2) Section 6(2)(c)-- 21
omit, insert-- 22
`(c) the day and time the interest is registered;'. 23
(3) Section 6-- 24
insert-- 25
s 12 8 s 12
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`(3) The time of registration stated in the register must be expressed as 1
the relevant time in New South Wales.'. 2
of ss 22-24 3
Replacement
Clause 12. Sections 22 to 24-- 4
omit, insert-- 5
interest certificate 6
`Security
`22.(1) The chief executive must give a person a security interest 7
certificate for a vehicle if the person-- 8
(a) asks the chief executive, in the approved form, for the certificate; 9
and 10
(b) pays the fee prescribed under the regulations. 11
`(2) A security interest certificate for a motor vehicle must-- 12
(a) if security interests are registered for the vehicle--state particulars 13
about the security interests; and 14
(b) if no security interest is registered for the vehicle--state that fact. 15
`(3) The certificate must also state-- 16
(a) the day and time it is issued; and 17
(b) other particulars the chief executive considers appropriate. 18
`(4) The chief executive may issue the certificate in the way the chief 19
executive considers appropriate. 20
21
Example of the way the certificate may be issued--
22
The chief executive may issue the certificate by electronic means from the
23
department's computer to a motor dealer's computer and printed by the dealer's
24
printer.
`(5) The time of issue stated in the certificate must be expressed as the 25
relevant time in New South Wales. 26
the register 27
`Inspecting
`23. A person may, on payment of the fee prescribed under the 28
regulations-- 29
s 13 9 s 14
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(a) inspect the register at the department's Brisbane office when the 1
office is open to the public; and 2
(b) take extracts from, or obtain a copy of details in, the register. 3
etc. certificates 4
`Forged
`24.(1) A person must not, without lawful excuse, possess a document 5
that is, or purports to be, a security interest certificate if-- 6
(a) the certificate is forged and the person knows or believes it is 7
forged; or 8
(b) the certificate contains a false representation and the person 9
knows or believes it contains a false representation. 10
Maximum penalty--100 penalty units. 11
`(2) A person must not fraudulently change a security interest certificate. 12
Maximum penalty--100 penalty units.'. 13
of s 25 (Purchaser from approved dealer not to be deemed 14
Omission
to have notice of security interest in certain circumstances) 15
Clause 13. Section 25-- 16
omit. 17
of s 38 (Recognised States) 18
Amendment
Clause 14. Section 38(2), `sections 13 and 22 apply as if the security interest 19
had'-- 20
omit, insert-- 21
`the security interest is taken to have'. 22
23
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CHEDULE 1 1
¡S
ONSEQUENTIAL AND MINOR AMENDMENTS 2
C
section 3 3
UCTIONEERS AND AGENTS ACT 1971 4
´A
1. Section 14A(3), `shall not be granted to a corporation'-- 5
omit, insert-- 6
`may be granted to a corporation only if the following circumstances 7
apply'. 8
2. Section 14A(3)(a), (b), (c) and (d), `unless'-- 9
omit. 10
3. Section 14A(3)(a)(ii), (b)(ii) and (c)(ii), `or'-- 11
omit. 12
4. Section 14A(3)(d)(ii), `business; or'-- 13
omit, insert-- 14
`business;'. 15
5. Section 14A(3)(e) to (h)-- 16
omit, insert-- 17
`(e) the corporation is a fit and proper person to hold a corporation 18
licence and its executive officers are fit and proper persons to be 19
executive officers of a corporation that holds a corporation 20
licence; 21
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(f) the corporation and its executive officers are-- 1
(i) of good fame and character; and 2
(ii) not disqualified from holding a corporation licence, licence 3
or certificate of registration; 4
(g) the corporation's executive officers are not disqualified under an 5
order made under Part 5A from being executive officers of a 6
corporation that holds a corporation licence; 7
(h) the corporation complies with all other requirements of this Act 8
about obtaining a corporation licence or the renewal or restoration 9
of a corporation licence.'. 10
6. Section 25(2) to (4)-- 11
omit. 12
7. Section 25(5)-- 13
renumber as section 25(2). 14
8. Section 28(6)(c), `licence or'-- 15
omit. 16
9. Section 41-- 17
omit. 18
10. Section 98(1)(a), after `section'-- 19
insert-- 20
`57,'. 21
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OTOR VEHICLES SECURITIES ACT 1986 1
´M
1. Section 5, definition "registrar"-- 2
omit. 3
2. Section 5-- 4
insert-- 5
` "security interest certificate" means a security interest certificate issued 6
under section 22.2'. 7
3. Section 6(2)-- 8
insert-- 9
`(e) other particulars the chief executive considers are appropriate to 10
identify the interest; and 11
(f) other particulars prescribed under the regulations.'. 12
4. Sections 7(2), 7AA, 8(3), 9(1), 14(3) and 15, `registrar'-- 13
omit, insert-- 14
`chief executive'. 15
5. Section 15(a)-- 16
omit, insert-- 17
`(a) entering in the register any particulars prescribed under the 18
regulations; and'. 19
2 Section 22 (Security interest certificate).
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6. Section 15(b), after `prescribed'-- 1
insert-- 2
`under the regulations'. 3
7. Section 17-- 4
insert-- 5
`Maximum penalty--20 penalty units.'. 6
8. Section 18, `Registrar'-- 7
omit, insert-- 8
`chief executive'. 9
9. Sections 19 and 20, `registrar'-- 10
omit, insert-- 11
`chief executive'. 12
10. Section 26(3), `registrar'-- 13
omit, insert-- 14
`chief executive'. 15
11. Section 28(1)(a), `registrar'-- 16
omit, insert-- 17
`chief executive'. 18
12. Section 31-- 19
omit, insert-- 20
`Delegation 21
`31. The chief executive may delegate the chief executive's powers to a 22
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person who is an officer or employee under the Public Service Management 1
and Employment Act 1988.'. 2
13. Section 32(1), `The registrar, or an'-- 3
omit, insert-- 4
`An'. 5
14. Section 32(2), `the registrar, or'-- 6
omit. 7
15. Section 37, `registrar'-- 8
omit, insert-- 9
`chief executive'. 10
16. Section 37-- 11
insert-- 12
`(e) a certificate purporting to be signed by the chief executive stating 13
that a document is a copy of a security interest certificate is 14
evidence that it is a security interest certificate issued under the 15
Act.'. 16
TRADE MEASUREMENT ACT 1990 17
´
1. Section 6(3)-- 18
omit. 19
15
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RADE MEASUREMENT ADMINISTRATION ACT 1
´T
1990 2
1. Long title, `and the Trade Measurement (Bread) Act 1990'-- 3
omit. 4
2. Section 3, definitions "Magistrates Court", "Minister" and 5
"regulations"-- 6
omit. 7
3. Section 3(3)-- 8
omit. 9
4. Section 5(1), `, the Trade Measurement (Bread) Act 1990'-- 10
omit. 11
5. Section 12, `, the Trade Measurement (Bread) Act 1990'-- 12
omit. 13
6. Section 13(1), `, the Trade Measurement (Bread) Act 1990'-- 14
omit. 15
7. Section 13(2) to (4)-- 16
omit. 17
8. Section 19(2)(a), `or the Trade Measurement (Bread) Act 1990'-- 18
omit. 19
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9. Section 19(2)(b), `either of those Acts'-- 1
omit, insert-- 2
`the Principal Act'. 3
10. Section 19(2), `or, as the case may be, the Trade Measurement 4
(Bread) Act 1990'-- 5
omit. 6
11. Section 19(3)(b), `or, as the case may be, the Trade Measurement 7
(Bread) Act 1990'-- 8
omit. 9
12. Section 20-- 10
omit. 11
13. Section 21-- 12
omit, insert-- 13
`Delegation 14
`21. The Chief Inspector may delegate the Chief Inspector's powers 15
under the Principal Act or this Act.'. 16
14. Section 22(3), `Trade Measurement (Bread) Act 1990'-- 17
omit. 18
15. Section 24(2)(b), `or the Trade Measurement (Bread) Act 1990'-- 19
omit. 20
16. Section 24(2)(c)(i), `, the Trade Measurement (Bread) Act 1990'-- 21
omit. 22
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17. Part 7 heading, `repeal'-- 1
omit. 2
18. Section 25-- 3
omit. 4
19. Section 31-- 5
omit, insert-- 6
`References to repealed Act 7
`31. In any Act or document, a reference to the Weights and Measures 8
Act 1951 or the Trade Measurement (Bread) Act 1990 is taken to be a 9
reference to the Trade Measurement Act 1990 or this Act, as the case 10
requires.'. 11
20. Section 32-- 12
insert-- 13
`(3) This section is a law to which section 20A of the Acts Interpretation 14
Act 1954 applies. 15
`(4) This section expires on the day this subsection commences.'. 16
21. Section 33-- 17
omit. 18
19
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CHEDULE 2 1
¡S
REPEALS 2
section 4 3
Mortgage Brokers Act 1987 No. 55 4
Trade Measurement (Bread) Act 1990 No. 69 5
© State of Queensland 1994
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