Retail Trading Act 2008 No 49

Effective date Publication date Amendments included Notes
13 January 2023 13 January 2023 2022 No 59
28 September 2020 28 September 2020 2020 No 25
25 March 2020 25 March 2020 2020 No 1
14 January 2018 14 January 2018 2017 No 63
25 September 2017 25 September 2017 2017 No 45
27 June 2017 27 June 2017 2017 No 25
19 November 2015 19 November 2015 2015 No 55
01 January 2014 01 January 2014 2013 No 95
01 July 2013 01 July 2013 2013 No 5
08 July 2011 08 July 2011 2011 No 27
31 December 2010 31 December 2010 2010 No 114
29 November 2010 29 November 2010 2010 No 114
01 October 2009 01 October 2009 2009 No 70
10 December 2008 10 December 2008 2008 No 114
30 June 2008 30 June 2008

Retail Trading Act 2008 No 49

Assented to 30.06.2008.

Previously Shop Trading Act 2008.

Date of commencement, 1.7.2008, sec 2.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2022 No 59

Assented to 26.10.2022.

Date of commencement, 13.1.2023, sec 2.

Better Regulation Legislation Amendment Act 2020 No 25

Assented to 28.09.2020.

Date of commencement of Sch 4.1, assent, sec 2.

COVID-19 Legislation Amendment (Emergency Measures) Act 2020 No 1

Assented to 25.03.2020.

Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2017 No 63

Assented to 23.11.2017.

Date of commencement of Sch 4.41, 14.1.2018, sec 2 (3).

Retail Trading Amendment (Boxing Day) Act 2017 No 45

Assented to 25.09.2017.

Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.

Electronic Transactions Legislation Amendment (Government Transactions) Act 2017 No 25

Assented to 27.06.2017.

Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.

Retail Trading Amendment Act 2015 No 55

Assented to 19.11.2015.

Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.

Civil and Administrative Legislation (Repeal and Amendment) Act 2013 No 95

Assented to 20.11.2013.

Date of commencement, 1.1.2014, sec 2.

Liquor Amendment (Small Bars) Act 2013 No 5

Assented to 19.03.2013.

Date of commencement, 1.7.2013, sec 2 and 2013 (292) LW 21.6.2013.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 No 27

Assented to 27.06.2011.

Date of commencement of Sch 2.46, 8.7.2011, sec 2 (2).

Shop Trading Amendment Act 2010 No 114

Assented to 29.11.2010.

Date of commencement of Sch 1, Sch 1 [1] [3] [4] [7] [12] [13] and [15] excepted, assent, sec 2 (1).

Date of commencement of Sch 1 [1] [3] [4] [7] [12] [13] and [15], 31.12.2010, sec 2 (2).

Shop Trading Amendment Act 2009 No 70

Assented to 01.10.2009.

Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.

Industrial Relations Amendment (Jurisdiction of Industrial Relations Commission) Act 2009 No 32

Amending legislation

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015 No 15

Assented to 09.06.2009.

The Act was not commenced and was repealed by the Industrial Relations Amendment (Industrial Court) Act 2016 No 48.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2008 No 114

Assented to 10.12.2008.

Date of commencement of Sch 4, assent, sec 2 (1).

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Long title

Am 2009 No 70, Sch 1 [1]; 2010 No 114, Sch 1 [1].

Sec 1

Am 2010 No 114, Sch 1 [2].

Sec 3

Am 2009 No 70, Sch 1 [2]; 2010 No 114, Sch 1 [3]; 2017 No 63, Sch 4.41 [1] [2]; 2022 No 59, Sch 3.62.

Sec 3A

Ins 2015 No 55, Sch 1 [1].

Part 2, heading

Am 2010 No 114, Sch 1 [4].

Sec 4

Am 2010 No 114, Sch 1 [5]; 2015 No 55, Sch 1 [2].

Sec 5

Am 2015 No 55, Sch 1 [3].

Sec 6A

Ins 2010 No 114, Sch 1 [6].

Part 3, heading

Am 2010 No 114, Sch 1 [7].

Sec 7

Am 2010 No 114, Sch 1 [8]; 2015 No 55, Sch 1 [4] [5].

Sec 8A

Ins 2015 No 55, Sch 1 [6].

Sec 8B

Ins 2020 No 1, Sch 2.19. Rep 2022 No 59, Sch 2.39.

Sec 9

Am 2013 No 5, Sch 2.2.

Sec 10

Subst 2009 No 70, Sch 1 [3].

Sec 11

Subst 2009 No 70, Sch 1 [3]. Am 2020 No 25, Sch 4.1[1] [2].

Secs 11A–11C

Ins 2009 No 70, Sch 1 [3].

Sec 12

Am 2009 No 70, Sch 1 [4] [5]; 2010 No 114, Sch 1 [9] [10]; 2013 No 95, Sch 2.132 [1] [2].

Sec 13

Am 2010 No 114, Sch 1 [11]; 2015 No 55, Sch 1 [7] [8].

Part 3A

Ins 2010 No 114, Sch 1 [12].

Secs 14A, 14B

Ins 2010 No 114, Sch 1 [12].

Sec 14C

Ins 2010 No 114, Sch 1 [12]. Am 2015 No 55, Sch 1 [9].

Sec 14CA

Ins 2015 No 55, Sch 1 [10].

Sec 14D

Ins 2010 No 114, Sch 1 [12]. Am 2015 No 55, Sch 1 [11] [12].

Sec 14E

Ins 2015 No 55, Sch 1 [10]. Am 2015 No 55, Sch 1 [13].

Sec 14F

Ins 2010 No 114, Sch 1 [12]. Am 2015 No 55, Sch 1 [14] [15].

Secs 14G–14K

Ins 2010 No 114, Sch 1 [12].

Sec 14L

Ins 2010 No 114, Sch 1 [12]. Am 2013 No 95, Sch 2.132 [3].

Sec 15

Am 2009 No 70, Sch 1 [6]; 2010 No 114, Sch 1 [13].

Sec 16

Subst 2015 No 55, Sch 1 [16].

Sec 18

Am 2010 No 114, Sch 1 [14].

Sec 19

Am 2010 No 114, Sch 1 [15].

Sec 20

Am 2009 No 70, Sch 1 [7]; 2017 No 63, Sch 4.41 [1]; 2022 No 59, Sch 3.62.

Sec 21

Am 2017 No 25, Sch 1.31 [1] [2].

Sec 22A

Ins 2009 No 70, Sch 1 [8]. Am 2015 No 55, Sch 1 [17].

Sec 22B

Ins 2010 No 114, Sch 1 [16].

Secs 24, 25

Rep 2008 No 114, Sch 4.

Sec 26

Subst 2015 No 55, Sch 1 [18]. Rep 2017 No 45, sec 3 (1).

Sec 27

Ins 2015 No 55, Sch 1 [18]. Rep 2017 No 45, sec 3 (2).

Sch 1

Am 2011 No 27, Sch 2.46.

Sch 2

Am 2009 No 70, Sch 1 [9]–[11]; 2010 No 114, Sch 1 [17] [18]; 2017 No 45, sec 3 (3); 2020 No 25, Sch 4.1[3].

Sch 3

Rep 2008 No 114, Sch 4. Ins 2015 No 55, Sch 1 [19]. Rep 2017 No 45, sec 3 (2).

Sch 4

Ins 2015 No 55, Sch 1 [19]. Rep 2017 No 45, sec 3 (2).

The whole Act (except Sch 2)

Am 2017 No 63, Sch 4.41 [3] (“Director-General” and “Director-General‘s” omitted wherever occurring, “Secretary” and “Secretary‘s” inserted instead, respectively.

Retail Trading Bill 2008

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Introduced (LC): 06 June 2008 Bill (and Explanatory Note) - unavailable

2nd Reading (LA): 06 June 2008
Assent: 30 June 2008 PDF icon 2008 No 49