On 1 January 2011 the Trade Practices Act 1974 was renamed the Competition and Consumer Act 2010. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is reviewing this website and its publications to reflect this name change, and changes to the law brought about by the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) which forms part of the renamed Act. For further information call the ACCC Infocentre on 1300 302 502 or visit the Australian Government website www.consumerlaw.gov.au for detailed guidance to the new law.
The ACCC enforces the Trade Practices Act 1974 (TPA). We do not maintain copies of this legislation on our website as it is maintained on both the Comlaw and Austlii websites. ComLaw, incorporating the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments (FRLI) is the legal information retrieval system owned by the Australian Attorney-General's Department and Austlii is an educational site.
Some Commonwealth, state and territory Acts permit conduct that would normally contravene the Trade Practices Act. Section 51(1) of the Trade Practices Act provides that such conduct may be permitted if it is specifically authorised under those other Acts.
