Victorian Current Acts

AUSTRALIAN CONSUMER LAW AND FAIR TRADING ACT 2012 - SECT 109

The Director has the following functions—

        (a)     to advise persons of their rights and obligations under this Act or a Consumer Act;

        (b)     to receive complaints from persons and to deal with them in accordance with this Act or a Consumer Act;

        (c)     to monitor compliance with this Act and the regulations and the Consumer Acts and the regulations under the Consumer Acts;

        (d)     to prepare and publish guidelines in relation to the operation and enforcement of this Act or the regulations or a Consumer Act or the regulations under a Consumer Act;

        (e)     to investigate breaches of this Act or the regulations or of a Consumer Act or the regulations under a Consumer Act;

        (f)     to prosecute breaches of this Act or the regulations or of a Consumer Act or the regulations under a Consumer Act;

        (g)     to institute and defend proceedings to achieve the purposes of this Act or the purposes of a Consumer Act;

        (h)     to encourage the preparation and use of codes of practice for guidance in safeguarding and promoting the interests of purchasers of goods and services;

              (i)     to prepare codes of practice safeguarding and promoting the interests of purchasers of goods and services and submit those codes of practice to the Minister for inclusion in the regulations under this Act;

        (j)     in respect of matters affecting the interests of purchasers and suppliers—

              (i)     to investigate those matters; and

              (ii)     to conduct research; and

              (iii)     to collect and collate information;

        (k)     to report to the Minister on any matter in relation to fair trading which he or she has investigated, either on his or her own motion or at the request of the Minister;

        (l)     to educate and inform people on fair trading issues;

        (m)     any power that, before the repeal of the Companies (Administration) Act 1981 , could be exercised by the Commissioner for Corporate Affairs under that or any other Act, including the power to commence proceedings under section 10 of that Act;

        (n)     any other function conferred on the Director by or under this Act or any other Act.