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Current Reports, Reviews and Discussion Papers

Archived Reports, Reviews and Discussion Papers

The Office of Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading releases discussion papers, reports and reviews for public comment.  These papers will be open for comment until the end date, as specified, after which they will be moved into the Archived Reports, Reviews and Discussion Papers section of this website.

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Current Reports, Reviews and Discussion Papers

Fair Trading

Consumer Building Framework
A consultation paper detailing the proposed new statutory framework to replace housing indemnity insurance and improve building dispute resolution in Tasmania
January 2008

Caravan Parks
Code of Practice for Caravan Parks in Tasmania
November 2007

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Archived Reports, Reviews and Discussion Papers

Fair Trading
Business Affairs
Weights and Measures
Product Safety
Tenancy

Fair Trading

Taking Credit
A Survey of Consumer Behaviour in the Australian Consumer Credit Market
September 1999

Uniform Consumer Credit Code
Post Implementation Review
Final Report - December 1999

Pay Day Lending
A Report to the Minister for Fair Trading, Queensland
August 2000

Review of the Motor Vehicle Code
Issues Paper - June 2001

Unjust Contracts - National Discussion Paper
Unfair Contract Terms Discussion Paper
January 2004

Conveyancing in Tasmania
Discussion Paper
November 1998

Mobile Commerce (M-Commerce)
National Discussion Paper

Reform of the Legal Professions Act
Discussion Paper and Draft Bill 

Business Affairs

Regulatory Impact Statement for the Security and Investigations Agents Act 2002

Crowd Controllers Act 1999
Discussion Paper

Weights and Measures

National NCP Review of Trade Measurement Legislation - 2000

Consultation Papers on proposed amendments to the National Uniform Trade Measurement Legislation.  (Please note that the submission dates have all lapsed.)

• Prepacked Articles
• Sale of Firewood
• Special Provisions for the Sale of Meat
• Average Quantity System
• Section 15, Trade Measurement Act 1990 - Certification Periods
• Section 19(b), Trade Measurement (Pre-packed Articles) Regulations 1991 - Eggs
• Weighbridges

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Product Safety

Product Safety Discussion Paper - Tasmania
November 2003

The purpose of this Discussion Paper is to:

• outline issues and discussion points relevant to the review of Tasmania's consumer product safety regulatory regime;provide confirmation of the need to review and revise the legislative framework;
• provide recommendations that will facilitate the development of an improved regulatory framework;
• invite submissions from stakeholders and/or interested parties in the consumer product safety marketplace.

Click here for a copy of the Discussion Paper.

Tenancy

Residential Tenancy Act 1997
Post Implementation Review
Issues Paper - August 1999

Post Implementation Review
Report on the Impact of the Residential Tenancy Act
November 2000

Residential Tenancy Amendment Bill 2001
Consultation Paper - October 2001

Fair Trading (Code of Practice for Retail Tenancies) Regulation 1998
Issues Paper - October 1999

Review of the Fair Trading (Code of Practice for Retail Tenancies) Regulation 1998
Final Report - March 2002