❓ Hon George Cash asks the Minister for Consumer and Employment Protection about Acts of Parliament under their responsibility that have been only partially proclaimed, and the reasons why. The Minister provides details on the Real Estate Amendment Act 1995, Credit Act 1984, and Business Licensing Amendment Act 1995.
AnsweredQoN 1424Legislative Council
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(1) Are there any Acts of Parliament within your Ministerial responsibility that have only been partially proclaimed?
(2) If so, will you provide the relevant unproclaimed sections and the reasons for not proclaiming these sections?
(2) If so, will you provide the relevant unproclaimed sections and the reasons for not proclaiming these sections?
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Answered
11 December 2003
Responded by
Minister for Housing and Works representing the Minister for Consumer and Employment Protection
Response time
23 days
(1) Yes. (2) (a) Act Name - Real Estate Amendment Act 1995 , Unproclaimed provisions - s 11, 46 & 52. The reason these provisions, which concern the prohibition on the charging of any fees for management and letting (or reletting) to tenants, are now not proclaimed is that the Coalition Minister of the time “de-proclaimed” the provisions by Gazette on 6 September 1996. (b) Act Name - Credit Act 1984, Unproclaimed provision - s. 91(3). Section 91(3) was not proclaimed because at the time of the commencement of the Credit Act 1984 , nationally consistent laws relating to chattel securities were being developed. Section 5 of the Chattel Securities Act 1987 has a similar effect to section 91(3) in that it enables parties to obtain a security interest without transferring or retaining title to the goods that are the subject of a mortgage. Accordingly, proclamation of section 91(3) of the Credit Act was considered not necessary. (c) Act Name - Business Licensing Amendment Act 1995 , Unproclaimed provisions - Pt. 2 & 3. Parts 2 and 3 of the Business Licensing Amendment Act 1995 were to amend the Auction Sales Act 1973 and the Debt Collectors Licensing Act 1964 . The amendments were to enable the duration of licences to be prescribed by regulation. Soon after the Act came into operation, the duration of all occupational and business licences in the Fair Trading portfolio, other than auctioneers and debt collectors, was increased by regulation from 1 year to 3 years. This was an initiative to reduce red tape and cut costs for business. Although the Auction Sales Act and Debt Collectors Licensing Act both fell within the Fair Trading portfolio, responsibility for licensing rested with the Court of Petty Sessions and the Local Court, respectively. Steps were initiated by the Ministry of Fair Trading to seek a transfer of the licensing function to the Ministry. Parts 2 & 3 of the Business Licensing Amendment Act were not proclaimed as a decision was taken not to implement changes to three year licensing until the transfer had been effected, to avoid unnecessary duplication of costs arising from system changes, printing etc, which would otherwise have been incurred by both the Courts and the Ministry. Provision has been included in the State Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of Jurisdiction) Amendment and Repeal Bill 2003 to transfer the debt collectors licensing function from the Local Court to the Commissioner for Fair Trading. No decision has been made about the transfer of the licensing function for auctioneers at this time.
(2) (a) Act Name - Real Estate Amendment Act 1995 , Unproclaimed provisions - s 11, 46 & 52. The reason these provisions, which concern the prohibition on the charging of any fees for management and letting (or reletting) to tenants, are now not proclaimed is that the Coalition Minister of the time “de-proclaimed” the provisions by Gazette on 6 September 1996. (b) Act Name - Credit Act 1984, Unproclaimed provision - s. 91(3). Section 91(3) was not proclaimed because at the time of the commencement of the Credit Act 1984 , nationally consistent laws relating to chattel securities were being developed. Section 5 of the Chattel Securities Act 1987 has a similar effect to section 91(3) in that it enables parties to obtain a security interest without transferring or retaining title to the goods that are the subject of a mortgage. Accordingly, proclamation of section 91(3) of the Credit Act was considered not necessary. (c) Act Name - Business Licensing Amendment Act 1995 , Unproclaimed provisions - Pt. 2 & 3. Parts 2 and 3 of the Business Licensing Amendment Act 1995 were to amend the Auction Sales Act 1973 and the Debt Collectors Licensing Act 1964 . The amendments were to enable the duration of licences to be prescribed by regulation. Soon after the Act came into operation, the duration of all occupational and business licences in the Fair Trading portfolio, other than auctioneers and debt collectors, was increased by regulation from 1 year to 3 years. This was an initiative to reduce red tape and cut costs for business. Although the Auction Sales Act and Debt Collectors Licensing Act both fell within the Fair Trading portfolio, responsibility for licensing rested with the Court of Petty Sessions and the Local Court, respectively. Steps were initiated by the Ministry of Fair Trading to seek a transfer of the licensing function to the Ministry. Parts 2 & 3 of the Business Licensing Amendment Act were not proclaimed as a decision was taken not to implement changes to three year licensing until the transfer had been effected, to avoid unnecessary duplication of costs arising from system changes, printing etc, which would otherwise have been incurred by both the Courts and the Ministry. Provision has been included in the State Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of Jurisdiction) Amendment and Repeal Bill 2003 to transfer the debt collectors licensing function from the Local Court to the Commissioner for Fair Trading. No decision has been made about the transfer of the licensing function for auctioneers at this time.
The reason these provisions, which concern the prohibition on the charging of any fees for management and letting (or reletting) to tenants, are now not proclaimed is that the Coalition Minister of the time “de-proclaimed” the provisions by Gazette on 6 September 1996. (b) Act Name - Credit Act 1984, Unproclaimed provision - s. 91(3). Section 91(3) was not proclaimed because at the time of the commencement of the Credit Act 1984 , nationally consistent laws relating to chattel securities were being developed. Section 5 of the Chattel Securities Act 1987 has a similar effect to section 91(3) in that it enables parties to obtain a security interest without transferring or retaining title to the goods that are the subject of a mortgage. Accordingly, proclamation of section 91(3) of the Credit Act was considered not necessary. (c) Act Name - Business Licensing Amendment Act 1995 , Unproclaimed provisions - Pt. 2 & 3. Parts 2 and 3 of the Business Licensing Amendment Act 1995 were to amend the Auction Sales Act 1973 and the Debt Collectors Licensing Act 1964 . The amendments were to enable the duration of licences to be prescribed by regulation. Soon after the Act came into operation, the duration of all occupational and business licences in the Fair Trading portfolio, other than auctioneers and debt collectors, was increased by regulation from 1 year to 3 years. This was an initiative to reduce red tape and cut costs for business. Although the Auction Sales Act and Debt Collectors Licensing Act both fell within the Fair Trading portfolio, responsibility for licensing rested with the Court of Petty Sessions and the Local Court, respectively. Steps were initiated by the Ministry of Fair Trading to seek a transfer of the licensing function to the Ministry. Parts 2 & 3 of the Business Licensing Amendment Act were not proclaimed as a decision was taken not to implement changes to three year licensing until the transfer had been effected, to avoid unnecessary duplication of costs arising from system changes, printing etc, which would otherwise have been incurred by both the Courts and the Ministry. Provision has been included in the State Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of Jurisdiction) Amendment and Repeal Bill 2003 to transfer the debt collectors licensing function from the Local Court to the Commissioner for Fair Trading. No decision has been made about the transfer of the licensing function for auctioneers at this time.
(b) Act Name - Credit Act 1984, Unproclaimed provision - s. 91(3). Section 91(3) was not proclaimed because at the time of the commencement of the Credit Act 1984 , nationally consistent laws relating to chattel securities were being developed. Section 5 of the Chattel Securities Act 1987 has a similar effect to section 91(3) in that it enables parties to obtain a security interest without transferring or retaining title to the goods that are the subject of a mortgage. Accordingly, proclamation of section 91(3) of the Credit Act was considered not necessary. (c) Act Name - Business Licensing Amendment Act 1995 , Unproclaimed provisions - Pt. 2 & 3. Parts 2 and 3 of the Business Licensing Amendment Act 1995 were to amend the Auction Sales Act 1973 and the Debt Collectors Licensing Act 1964 . The amendments were to enable the duration of licences to be prescribed by regulation. Soon after the Act came into operation, the duration of all occupational and business licences in the Fair Trading portfolio, other than auctioneers and debt collectors, was increased by regulation from 1 year to 3 years. This was an initiative to reduce red tape and cut costs for business. Although the Auction Sales Act and Debt Collectors Licensing Act both fell within the Fair Trading portfolio, responsibility for licensing rested with the Court of Petty Sessions and the Local Court, respectively. Steps were initiated by the Ministry of Fair Trading to seek a transfer of the licensing function to the Ministry. Parts 2 & 3 of the Business Licensing Amendment Act were not proclaimed as a decision was taken not to implement changes to three year licensing until the transfer had been effected, to avoid unnecessary duplication of costs arising from system changes, printing etc, which would otherwise have been incurred by both the Courts and the Ministry. Provision has been included in the State Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of Jurisdiction) Amendment and Repeal Bill 2003 to transfer the debt collectors licensing function from the Local Court to the Commissioner for Fair Trading. No decision has been made about the transfer of the licensing function for auctioneers at this time.
Section 91(3) was not proclaimed because at the time of the commencement of the Credit Act 1984 , nationally consistent laws relating to chattel securities were being developed. Section 5 of the Chattel Securities Act 1987 has a similar effect to section 91(3) in that it enables parties to obtain a security interest without transferring or retaining title to the goods that are the subject of a mortgage. Accordingly, proclamation of section 91(3) of the Credit Act was considered not necessary. (c) Act Name - Business Licensing Amendment Act 1995 , Unproclaimed provisions - Pt. 2 & 3. Parts 2 and 3 of the Business Licensing Amendment Act 1995 were to amend the Auction Sales Act 1973 and the Debt Collectors Licensing Act 1964 . The amendments were to enable the duration of licences to be prescribed by regulation. Soon after the Act came into operation, the duration of all occupational and business licences in the Fair Trading portfolio, other than auctioneers and debt collectors, was increased by regulation from 1 year to 3 years. This was an initiative to reduce red tape and cut costs for business. Although the Auction Sales Act and Debt Collectors Licensing Act both fell within the Fair Trading portfolio, responsibility for licensing rested with the Court of Petty Sessions and the Local Court, respectively. Steps were initiated by the Ministry of Fair Trading to seek a transfer of the licensing function to the Ministry. Parts 2 & 3 of the Business Licensing Amendment Act were not proclaimed as a decision was taken not to implement changes to three year licensing until the transfer had been effected, to avoid unnecessary duplication of costs arising from system changes, printing etc, which would otherwise have been incurred by both the Courts and the Ministry. Provision has been included in the State Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of Jurisdiction) Amendment and Repeal Bill 2003 to transfer the debt collectors licensing function from the Local Court to the Commissioner for Fair Trading. No decision has been made about the transfer of the licensing function for auctioneers at this time.
(c) Act Name - Business Licensing Amendment Act 1995 , Unproclaimed provisions - Pt. 2 & 3. Parts 2 and 3 of the Business Licensing Amendment Act 1995 were to amend the Auction Sales Act 1973 and the Debt Collectors Licensing Act 1964 . The amendments were to enable the duration of licences to be prescribed by regulation. Soon after the Act came into operation, the duration of all occupational and business licences in the Fair Trading portfolio, other than auctioneers and debt collectors, was increased by regulation from 1 year to 3 years. This was an initiative to reduce red tape and cut costs for business. Although the Auction Sales Act and Debt Collectors Licensing Act both fell within the Fair Trading portfolio, responsibility for licensing rested with the Court of Petty Sessions and the Local Court, respectively. Steps were initiated by the Ministry of Fair Trading to seek a transfer of the licensing function to the Ministry. Parts 2 & 3 of the Business Licensing Amendment Act were not proclaimed as a decision was taken not to implement changes to three year licensing until the transfer had been effected, to avoid unnecessary duplication of costs arising from system changes, printing etc, which would otherwise have been incurred by both the Courts and the Ministry. Provision has been included in the State Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of Jurisdiction) Amendment and Repeal Bill 2003 to transfer the debt collectors licensing function from the Local Court to the Commissioner for Fair Trading. No decision has been made about the transfer of the licensing function for auctioneers at this time.
Parts 2 and 3 of the Business Licensing Amendment Act 1995 were to amend the Auction Sales Act 1973 and the Debt Collectors Licensing Act 1964 . The amendments were to enable the duration of licences to be prescribed by regulation. Soon after the Act came into operation, the duration of all occupational and business licences in the Fair Trading portfolio, other than auctioneers and debt collectors, was increased by regulation from 1 year to 3 years. This was an initiative to reduce red tape and cut costs for business. Although the Auction Sales Act and Debt Collectors Licensing Act both fell within the Fair Trading portfolio, responsibility for licensing rested with the Court of Petty Sessions and the Local Court, respectively. Steps were initiated by the Ministry of Fair Trading to seek a transfer of the licensing function to the Ministry. Parts 2 & 3 of the Business Licensing Amendment Act were not proclaimed as a decision was taken not to implement changes to three year licensing until the transfer had been effected, to avoid unnecessary duplication of costs arising from system changes, printing etc, which would otherwise have been incurred by both the Courts and the Ministry. Provision has been included in the State Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of Jurisdiction) Amendment and Repeal Bill 2003 to transfer the debt collectors licensing function from the Local Court to the Commissioner for Fair Trading. No decision has been made about the transfer of the licensing function for auctioneers at this time.
Soon after the Act came into operation, the duration of all occupational and business licences in the Fair Trading portfolio, other than auctioneers and debt collectors, was increased by regulation from 1 year to 3 years. This was an initiative to reduce red tape and cut costs for business. Although the Auction Sales Act and Debt Collectors Licensing Act both fell within the Fair Trading portfolio, responsibility for licensing rested with the Court of Petty Sessions and the Local Court, respectively. Steps were initiated by the Ministry of Fair Trading to seek a transfer of the licensing function to the Ministry. Parts 2 & 3 of the Business Licensing Amendment Act were not proclaimed as a decision was taken not to implement changes to three year licensing until the transfer had been effected, to avoid unnecessary duplication of costs arising from system changes, printing etc, which would otherwise have been incurred by both the Courts and the Ministry. Provision has been included in the State Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of Jurisdiction) Amendment and Repeal Bill 2003 to transfer the debt collectors licensing function from the Local Court to the Commissioner for Fair Trading. No decision has been made about the transfer of the licensing function for auctioneers at this time.
Although the Auction Sales Act and Debt Collectors Licensing Act both fell within the Fair Trading portfolio, responsibility for licensing rested with the Court of Petty Sessions and the Local Court, respectively. Steps were initiated by the Ministry of Fair Trading to seek a transfer of the licensing function to the Ministry. Parts 2 & 3 of the Business Licensing Amendment Act were not proclaimed as a decision was taken not to implement changes to three year licensing until the transfer had been effected, to avoid unnecessary duplication of costs arising from system changes, printing etc, which would otherwise have been incurred by both the Courts and the Ministry. Provision has been included in the State Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of Jurisdiction) Amendment and Repeal Bill 2003 to transfer the debt collectors licensing function from the Local Court to the Commissioner for Fair Trading. No decision has been made about the transfer of the licensing function for auctioneers at this time.
Parts 2 & 3 of the Business Licensing Amendment Act were not proclaimed as a decision was taken not to implement changes to three year licensing until the transfer had been effected, to avoid unnecessary duplication of costs arising from system changes, printing etc, which would otherwise have been incurred by both the Courts and the Ministry. Provision has been included in the State Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of Jurisdiction) Amendment and Repeal Bill 2003 to transfer the debt collectors licensing function from the Local Court to the Commissioner for Fair Trading. No decision has been made about the transfer of the licensing function for auctioneers at this time.
Provision has been included in the State Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of Jurisdiction) Amendment and Repeal Bill 2003 to transfer the debt collectors licensing function from the Local Court to the Commissioner for Fair Trading. No decision has been made about the transfer of the licensing function for auctioneers at this time.
(2) (a) Act Name - Real Estate Amendment Act 1995 , Unproclaimed provisions - s 11, 46 & 52. The reason these provisions, which concern the prohibition on the charging of any fees for management and letting (or reletting) to tenants, are now not proclaimed is that the Coalition Minister of the time “de-proclaimed” the provisions by Gazette on 6 September 1996. (b) Act Name - Credit Act 1984, Unproclaimed provision - s. 91(3). Section 91(3) was not proclaimed because at the time of the commencement of the Credit Act 1984 , nationally consistent laws relating to chattel securities were being developed. Section 5 of the Chattel Securities Act 1987 has a similar effect to section 91(3) in that it enables parties to obtain a security interest without transferring or retaining title to the goods that are the subject of a mortgage. Accordingly, proclamation of section 91(3) of the Credit Act was considered not necessary. (c) Act Name - Business Licensing Amendment Act 1995 , Unproclaimed provisions - Pt. 2 & 3. Parts 2 and 3 of the Business Licensing Amendment Act 1995 were to amend the Auction Sales Act 1973 and the Debt Collectors Licensing Act 1964 . The amendments were to enable the duration of licences to be prescribed by regulation. Soon after the Act came into operation, the duration of all occupational and business licences in the Fair Trading portfolio, other than auctioneers and debt collectors, was increased by regulation from 1 year to 3 years. This was an initiative to reduce red tape and cut costs for business. Although the Auction Sales Act and Debt Collectors Licensing Act both fell within the Fair Trading portfolio, responsibility for licensing rested with the Court of Petty Sessions and the Local Court, respectively. Steps were initiated by the Ministry of Fair Trading to seek a transfer of the licensing function to the Ministry. Parts 2 & 3 of the Business Licensing Amendment Act were not proclaimed as a decision was taken not to implement changes to three year licensing until the transfer had been effected, to avoid unnecessary duplication of costs arising from system changes, printing etc, which would otherwise have been incurred by both the Courts and the Ministry. Provision has been included in the State Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of Jurisdiction) Amendment and Repeal Bill 2003 to transfer the debt collectors licensing function from the Local Court to the Commissioner for Fair Trading. No decision has been made about the transfer of the licensing function for auctioneers at this time.
The reason these provisions, which concern the prohibition on the charging of any fees for management and letting (or reletting) to tenants, are now not proclaimed is that the Coalition Minister of the time “de-proclaimed” the provisions by Gazette on 6 September 1996. (b) Act Name - Credit Act 1984, Unproclaimed provision - s. 91(3). Section 91(3) was not proclaimed because at the time of the commencement of the Credit Act 1984 , nationally consistent laws relating to chattel securities were being developed. Section 5 of the Chattel Securities Act 1987 has a similar effect to section 91(3) in that it enables parties to obtain a security interest without transferring or retaining title to the goods that are the subject of a mortgage. Accordingly, proclamation of section 91(3) of the Credit Act was considered not necessary. (c) Act Name - Business Licensing Amendment Act 1995 , Unproclaimed provisions - Pt. 2 & 3. Parts 2 and 3 of the Business Licensing Amendment Act 1995 were to amend the Auction Sales Act 1973 and the Debt Collectors Licensing Act 1964 . The amendments were to enable the duration of licences to be prescribed by regulation. Soon after the Act came into operation, the duration of all occupational and business licences in the Fair Trading portfolio, other than auctioneers and debt collectors, was increased by regulation from 1 year to 3 years. This was an initiative to reduce red tape and cut costs for business. Although the Auction Sales Act and Debt Collectors Licensing Act both fell within the Fair Trading portfolio, responsibility for licensing rested with the Court of Petty Sessions and the Local Court, respectively. Steps were initiated by the Ministry of Fair Trading to seek a transfer of the licensing function to the Ministry. Parts 2 & 3 of the Business Licensing Amendment Act were not proclaimed as a decision was taken not to implement changes to three year licensing until the transfer had been effected, to avoid unnecessary duplication of costs arising from system changes, printing etc, which would otherwise have been incurred by both the Courts and the Ministry. Provision has been included in the State Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of Jurisdiction) Amendment and Repeal Bill 2003 to transfer the debt collectors licensing function from the Local Court to the Commissioner for Fair Trading. No decision has been made about the transfer of the licensing function for auctioneers at this time.
(b) Act Name - Credit Act 1984, Unproclaimed provision - s. 91(3). Section 91(3) was not proclaimed because at the time of the commencement of the Credit Act 1984 , nationally consistent laws relating to chattel securities were being developed. Section 5 of the Chattel Securities Act 1987 has a similar effect to section 91(3) in that it enables parties to obtain a security interest without transferring or retaining title to the goods that are the subject of a mortgage. Accordingly, proclamation of section 91(3) of the Credit Act was considered not necessary. (c) Act Name - Business Licensing Amendment Act 1995 , Unproclaimed provisions - Pt. 2 & 3. Parts 2 and 3 of the Business Licensing Amendment Act 1995 were to amend the Auction Sales Act 1973 and the Debt Collectors Licensing Act 1964 . The amendments were to enable the duration of licences to be prescribed by regulation. Soon after the Act came into operation, the duration of all occupational and business licences in the Fair Trading portfolio, other than auctioneers and debt collectors, was increased by regulation from 1 year to 3 years. This was an initiative to reduce red tape and cut costs for business. Although the Auction Sales Act and Debt Collectors Licensing Act both fell within the Fair Trading portfolio, responsibility for licensing rested with the Court of Petty Sessions and the Local Court, respectively. Steps were initiated by the Ministry of Fair Trading to seek a transfer of the licensing function to the Ministry. Parts 2 & 3 of the Business Licensing Amendment Act were not proclaimed as a decision was taken not to implement changes to three year licensing until the transfer had been effected, to avoid unnecessary duplication of costs arising from system changes, printing etc, which would otherwise have been incurred by both the Courts and the Ministry. Provision has been included in the State Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of Jurisdiction) Amendment and Repeal Bill 2003 to transfer the debt collectors licensing function from the Local Court to the Commissioner for Fair Trading. No decision has been made about the transfer of the licensing function for auctioneers at this time.
Section 91(3) was not proclaimed because at the time of the commencement of the Credit Act 1984 , nationally consistent laws relating to chattel securities were being developed. Section 5 of the Chattel Securities Act 1987 has a similar effect to section 91(3) in that it enables parties to obtain a security interest without transferring or retaining title to the goods that are the subject of a mortgage. Accordingly, proclamation of section 91(3) of the Credit Act was considered not necessary. (c) Act Name - Business Licensing Amendment Act 1995 , Unproclaimed provisions - Pt. 2 & 3. Parts 2 and 3 of the Business Licensing Amendment Act 1995 were to amend the Auction Sales Act 1973 and the Debt Collectors Licensing Act 1964 . The amendments were to enable the duration of licences to be prescribed by regulation. Soon after the Act came into operation, the duration of all occupational and business licences in the Fair Trading portfolio, other than auctioneers and debt collectors, was increased by regulation from 1 year to 3 years. This was an initiative to reduce red tape and cut costs for business. Although the Auction Sales Act and Debt Collectors Licensing Act both fell within the Fair Trading portfolio, responsibility for licensing rested with the Court of Petty Sessions and the Local Court, respectively. Steps were initiated by the Ministry of Fair Trading to seek a transfer of the licensing function to the Ministry. Parts 2 & 3 of the Business Licensing Amendment Act were not proclaimed as a decision was taken not to implement changes to three year licensing until the transfer had been effected, to avoid unnecessary duplication of costs arising from system changes, printing etc, which would otherwise have been incurred by both the Courts and the Ministry. Provision has been included in the State Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of Jurisdiction) Amendment and Repeal Bill 2003 to transfer the debt collectors licensing function from the Local Court to the Commissioner for Fair Trading. No decision has been made about the transfer of the licensing function for auctioneers at this time.
(c) Act Name - Business Licensing Amendment Act 1995 , Unproclaimed provisions - Pt. 2 & 3. Parts 2 and 3 of the Business Licensing Amendment Act 1995 were to amend the Auction Sales Act 1973 and the Debt Collectors Licensing Act 1964 . The amendments were to enable the duration of licences to be prescribed by regulation. Soon after the Act came into operation, the duration of all occupational and business licences in the Fair Trading portfolio, other than auctioneers and debt collectors, was increased by regulation from 1 year to 3 years. This was an initiative to reduce red tape and cut costs for business. Although the Auction Sales Act and Debt Collectors Licensing Act both fell within the Fair Trading portfolio, responsibility for licensing rested with the Court of Petty Sessions and the Local Court, respectively. Steps were initiated by the Ministry of Fair Trading to seek a transfer of the licensing function to the Ministry. Parts 2 & 3 of the Business Licensing Amendment Act were not proclaimed as a decision was taken not to implement changes to three year licensing until the transfer had been effected, to avoid unnecessary duplication of costs arising from system changes, printing etc, which would otherwise have been incurred by both the Courts and the Ministry. Provision has been included in the State Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of Jurisdiction) Amendment and Repeal Bill 2003 to transfer the debt collectors licensing function from the Local Court to the Commissioner for Fair Trading. No decision has been made about the transfer of the licensing function for auctioneers at this time.
Parts 2 and 3 of the Business Licensing Amendment Act 1995 were to amend the Auction Sales Act 1973 and the Debt Collectors Licensing Act 1964 . The amendments were to enable the duration of licences to be prescribed by regulation. Soon after the Act came into operation, the duration of all occupational and business licences in the Fair Trading portfolio, other than auctioneers and debt collectors, was increased by regulation from 1 year to 3 years. This was an initiative to reduce red tape and cut costs for business. Although the Auction Sales Act and Debt Collectors Licensing Act both fell within the Fair Trading portfolio, responsibility for licensing rested with the Court of Petty Sessions and the Local Court, respectively. Steps were initiated by the Ministry of Fair Trading to seek a transfer of the licensing function to the Ministry. Parts 2 & 3 of the Business Licensing Amendment Act were not proclaimed as a decision was taken not to implement changes to three year licensing until the transfer had been effected, to avoid unnecessary duplication of costs arising from system changes, printing etc, which would otherwise have been incurred by both the Courts and the Ministry. Provision has been included in the State Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of Jurisdiction) Amendment and Repeal Bill 2003 to transfer the debt collectors licensing function from the Local Court to the Commissioner for Fair Trading. No decision has been made about the transfer of the licensing function for auctioneers at this time.
Soon after the Act came into operation, the duration of all occupational and business licences in the Fair Trading portfolio, other than auctioneers and debt collectors, was increased by regulation from 1 year to 3 years. This was an initiative to reduce red tape and cut costs for business. Although the Auction Sales Act and Debt Collectors Licensing Act both fell within the Fair Trading portfolio, responsibility for licensing rested with the Court of Petty Sessions and the Local Court, respectively. Steps were initiated by the Ministry of Fair Trading to seek a transfer of the licensing function to the Ministry. Parts 2 & 3 of the Business Licensing Amendment Act were not proclaimed as a decision was taken not to implement changes to three year licensing until the transfer had been effected, to avoid unnecessary duplication of costs arising from system changes, printing etc, which would otherwise have been incurred by both the Courts and the Ministry. Provision has been included in the State Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of Jurisdiction) Amendment and Repeal Bill 2003 to transfer the debt collectors licensing function from the Local Court to the Commissioner for Fair Trading. No decision has been made about the transfer of the licensing function for auctioneers at this time.
Although the Auction Sales Act and Debt Collectors Licensing Act both fell within the Fair Trading portfolio, responsibility for licensing rested with the Court of Petty Sessions and the Local Court, respectively. Steps were initiated by the Ministry of Fair Trading to seek a transfer of the licensing function to the Ministry. Parts 2 & 3 of the Business Licensing Amendment Act were not proclaimed as a decision was taken not to implement changes to three year licensing until the transfer had been effected, to avoid unnecessary duplication of costs arising from system changes, printing etc, which would otherwise have been incurred by both the Courts and the Ministry. Provision has been included in the State Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of Jurisdiction) Amendment and Repeal Bill 2003 to transfer the debt collectors licensing function from the Local Court to the Commissioner for Fair Trading. No decision has been made about the transfer of the licensing function for auctioneers at this time.
Parts 2 & 3 of the Business Licensing Amendment Act were not proclaimed as a decision was taken not to implement changes to three year licensing until the transfer had been effected, to avoid unnecessary duplication of costs arising from system changes, printing etc, which would otherwise have been incurred by both the Courts and the Ministry. Provision has been included in the State Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of Jurisdiction) Amendment and Repeal Bill 2003 to transfer the debt collectors licensing function from the Local Court to the Commissioner for Fair Trading. No decision has been made about the transfer of the licensing function for auctioneers at this time.
Provision has been included in the State Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of Jurisdiction) Amendment and Repeal Bill 2003 to transfer the debt collectors licensing function from the Local Court to the Commissioner for Fair Trading. No decision has been made about the transfer of the licensing function for auctioneers at this time.
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