medium value, for goods other than motor vehicles, means the goods are— (a) of a value equal to or more than $200 or, if another value is prescribed by the regulations, that other value; and (b) less than $5000 or, if another value is prescribed by the regulations, that other value; member of the police force has the same meaning as member of the force in the Police Regulation Act 1958; motor vehicle, in Part 4.2, has the same meaning as it has in the Road Safety Act 1986; National Credit Code has the same meaning as in the National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009 of the Commonwealth; non-party order means an order referred to in section 135(1); occupier, in relation to a premises, means a person who appears to be of or over 16 years of age and who appears to be in control of the premises; officer— s. 3 (a) in relation to a body corporate which is a corporation within the meaning of the Corporations Act, has the same meaning as officer of a corporation has in section 9 of that Act; and (b) in relation to a body corporate which is not a corporation within the meaning of that Act, means any person (by whatever name called) who is concerned in or takes part in the management of the body corporate or an employee of the body corporate;
48 Applications by prohibited persons for permission to engage in debt collection s. 48 (1) Subject to subsection (4), a prohibited person may apply to the Authority at any time for permission to— (a) engage in debt collection; (b) be a director of a corporation that engages in debt collection; (c) manage or effectively control a corporation that engages in debt collection. (2) An application under this section must— (a) be in the form approved by the Authority; and (b) contain the information required by the Authority; and (c) be accompanied by the documents required by the Authority; and (d) be accompanied by the prescribed fee (if any). (3) In considering an application under this section, the Authority may— (a) conduct any inquiries it thinks fit; (b) require the applicant to provide any further information relating to the application that the Authority thinks fit in the manner required by the Authority; (c) seek advice and information on the application from any other person or body as it thinks fit.
advantage if the proceedings are determined by VCAT; and (b) whether that advantage is outweighed by a material disadvantage that would be reasonably likely to be suffered by another party if the proceedings were determined by VCAT. (4) If proceedings are stayed under this section, any party to the proceedings may apply to VCAT for an order with respect to the dispute or matter on which the proceedings were based. (5) If a person applies to VCAT under subsection (4) VCAT must notify the court and on such notification the court must dismiss the proceedings. (6) Subsection (5) does not apply if VCAT refers the matter to the court under section 77(3) of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998. 189 Small claim commenced in court s. 189 (1) This section applies if a supplier, or person acting on behalf of the supplier— (a) commences proceedings in a court; and (b) the proceedings arise wholly or predominantly from a small claim. (2) The court must dismiss the proceedings if— (a) the court has not yet commenced to hear the matter; and (b) the purchaser has applied to VCAT to have the matter heard and determined by VCAT; and
(c) the purchaser has lodged with VCAT— (i) the whole of the amount sought by the supplier; or (ii) if any payment has been made to the supplier (including any deposit), the outstanding amount sought; and (d) VCAT has notified the court of that application to VCAT and lodgement. (3) If the court dismisses the proceedings under subsection (2), the court must not make an order as to costs in respect of those proceedings. 190 Small Claims Suspense Account s. 190 (1) The principal registrar of VCAT must keep an account called the Small Claims Suspense Account and pay into that account all money lodged with VCAT under section 189(2). (2) The principal registrar must deal with money lodged with VCAT under section 189(2) as follows— (a) if VCAT makes an order with respect to the money, the principal registrar must comply with the order; (b) if the proceeding is struck out for want of jurisdiction or otherwise withdrawn, the principal registrar must— (i) return the money to the person who paid the money or that person's personal or legal representative; or (ii) pay it in accordance with the directions of the person who paid the money or that person's personal or legal representative; (c) if the person who paid the money dies before a final order is made with respect to the
(d) an order prohibiting, either absolutely or subject to conditions, an ADI at which the relevant person holds an account from transferring, or allowing any person to withdraw, money standing to the credit of the account; (e) an order prohibiting, either absolutely or subject to conditions, the taking or sending by a person of money of the relevant person or of an associate of the relevant person to a place outside Victoria; (f) an order prohibiting, either absolutely or subject to conditions, the taking, sending or transfer by a person of other property of the relevant person or of an associate of the relevant person to a place outside Victoria; s. 212 (g) if the relevant person is a natural person, an order appointing a receiver or trustee of the property or part of the property of the relevant person with such powers as are specified in the order. (2) The Minister, the Director or another person who is a party to prescribed proceedings may make an application for an order under this section. (3) Subject to subsection (4), an order under this section may be expressed to operate— (a) for a period specified in the order; or (b) until proceedings under any other provision of this Part in relation to which the order was made have been concluded. (4) An order under this section made on an ex parte application must not operate for a period of more than 30 days.
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Assent Date: 8.5.12 Commencement Date: S. 240(Sch. 7 item 3) on 26.11.12: Special Gazette (No. 384) 20.11.12 p. 1 : This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Australian Consumer Law and Fair Trading Act 2012 Fire Services Levy Monitor Act 2012, No. 81/2012 Assent Date: 18.12.12 Commencement Date: Ss 112, 116 on 19.12.12: s. 2(1) : This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Australian Consumer Law and Fair Trading Act 2012 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Explanatory Details Endnotes