Consumer Legislation Amendment Bill 2019

Streamlined Dispute Resolution (Consumer contracts, domestic building); Rental Tenancy law clarifications (DHHS, pets, solar); Less Charity Fundraiser Paperwork; Confidentiality for Sex Workers Register

Status: Passed and signed off by the state Governor (Assented); It will now be law.
PIPE Bill ID # 2653
State / Territory: Victoria
Last Modified 03 December 2019

This Bill was sponsored by Marlene Kairouz ( ALP )

This Bill was sponsored by Adem Somyurek ( IND )

Effects of Bill:

This bill being passed means that... Consumer Affairs Victoria can now request documents and investigate unfair contract terms on behalf of consumers;
This bill being passed means that... Domestic Building Dispute Resolution is streamlined a bit
This bill being passed means that... Rental Tenancies law regulating the way landlords and tenants relate (e.g. inspections etc) is now specifically not applicable to DHHS renting social housing to agencies, and to the Shared Housing Scheme (which is where home buyers jointly buy a house with the government and then pay rent on the governments share)
This bill being passed means that... Landlords and tenants can enter an agreement to jointly repay a loan for installation of solar, with the tenant paying up to 50% of the cost
This bill being passed means that... Federally registered charities no longer need to separately register with Consumer Affairs Victoria to conduct a fundraiser in Victoria
This bill being passed means that... New rules supporting renting with pets which were passed in 2018 will now come into effect earlier than 2020 as they have been positively received
This bill being passed means that... Individual sex workers are required to register as exempt from needing a licence; this register is not publicly available for privacy reasons

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