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Competition and Consumer Legislation Amendment (Small Business Access to Justice) Bill 2017

Type	Private
Originating house	Senate
Status	Not Proceeding
Sponsor	GALLAGHER, Sen Katy

Summary

Amends the: Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Act 2015 to: allow the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman to provide assistance in advising and preparing a person’s case for a no adverse costs order in proceedings in relation to contraventions of Part IV of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010; and require the number of requests for assistance in relation to an application for a no adverse costs order to be included in the Ombudsman’s annual report; and Competition and Consumer Act 2010 to: allow for a no adverse costs order to be sought, at any time during proceedings, by a person bringing an action in relation to loss or damage by conduct of another person that was done in contravention of Part IV of the Act; and specify the circumstances in which the court is able to make a no adverse costs order.

Progress of bill

For committee reference information, please see the Notes section at the end of this page.

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	16/02/17
Second reading moved	16/02/17
Second reading debate	11/05/17
Second reading debate	10/08/17
Second reading agreed to	10/08/17
Third reading agreed to	10/08/17

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	10/08/17
Second reading moved	16/10/17
Removed from the Notice Paper in accordance with (SO 42)	19/06/18

[Information on document types]

Text of bill

First reading

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Second reading speeches

Proposed amendments

No proposed amendments have been circulated.

Schedules of amendments

Bills Digest

Notes