(c) in Part 4.2, means any court of competent jurisdiction and includes VCAT; Note See section 223 for the meaning of court in the Australian Consumer Law (Victoria). credit report means any written, oral, or other communication with respect to the credit worthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity of a person but does not include a report containing information solely as to transactions or communications between the person making the report and the person who is the subject of the report; credit reporting agent means a person who engages in the practice of providing credit reports to any other person, whether for profit or reward or on a regular co-operative basis; dealer means a person by whom or on whose behalf any antecedent negotiations are conducted but does not include the supplier or an agent of the supplier acting with the authority of the supplier; debt, in Part 4.1, includes an alleged debt; Director means the person who, for the time being, is employed as Director of Consumer Affairs Victoria under the Public Administration Act 2004; discharge, in Chapter 3, in relation to a contract of supply of goods or services, means discharge of the contract so far as it is executory; discharged contract means a contract to which Part 3.2 applies;
disposal costs means the costs incurred by the receiver for the disposal of goods under Part 4.2; enforcement expenses has the same meaning as it has in the National Credit Code; engage in debt collection means to perform any of the following for remuneration or reward— (a) to find, or repossess, for another person any goods or chattels that the other person is entitled to repossess under an agreement or goods mortgage; (b) to collect, attempt to collect, or request payment of, debts owed to another person; fault means negligence or another act or omission giving rise to a liability; the Fund means the Victorian Consumer Law Fund referred to in section 134(1); guest means a person to whom, or for whom, accommodation is provided by an accommodation provider during a period of accommodation, but does not include— (a) a person who is at the accommodation place merely to obtain beverages or food or to visit someone else; or (b) a person who usually lives at the accommodation place; S. 3(1) def. of high value amended by No. 57/2013 s. 6. high value, for goods, means the goods are of a value more than or equal to— (a) in the case of a motor vehicle, $1000 or, if another value is prescribed by the regulations, that other value; or
(2) The inspector is only required to return a document or thing under subsection (1), if the inspector is satisfied that— (a) the document or thing is not required (or is no longer required) for the purpose for which it was seized; and (b) the continued retention of the document or thing is not necessary to prevent the document or thing being used in a way that would justify its seizure under this Part; and (c) the document or thing is not subject to a dispute as to ownership which would be appropriately resolved by making an application under section 167A for the return of the document or thing. (3) This section does not apply if— (a) the Magistrates' Court makes an order under section 168 extending the period during which the document or thing may be retained; or (b) a court makes an order under section 174 permitting the destruction of the thing. (4) Nothing in this section affects a lien or other security over a thing. (5) Nothing in this section prevents the return of a document or thing to its owner at any time if the Director considers there is no reason for its continued retention. (6) In this section relevant person, in relation to a document or thing, means— (a) the person from whom the document or thing was seized; or
(b) if it appears to the Court that, in the event that the injunction is not granted, it is likely that the person will engage in conduct of that kind, whether or not that person has previously engaged in conduct of that kind and whether or not there is an imminent danger of substantial damage to any person if the first-mentioned person engages in conduct of that kind; or (c) if the Court determines it to be appropriate, by consent of all the parties to the proceedings, whether or not the person has engaged in, or is likely to engage in conduct of that kind. (3) An application for an injunction under this section may be made ex parte. 202 Injunctions to do an act or thing (1) The Supreme Court or the County Court, on the application of the Minister, the Director or any other person, may grant an injunction requiring a person to do any act or thing if the Court is satisfied that the person is engaging in or has been engaging in conduct that constitutes— (a) a contravention of any provision of this Act; or (b) attempting or conspiring to contravene such a provision; or (c) aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring a person to contravene such a provision; or (d) inducing or attempting to induce a person, whether by threats, promises or otherwise, to contravene such a provision; or (e) being in any way directly or indirectly, knowingly concerned in, or party to, the
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