Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)

Section 131

Application of the Australian Consumer Law in relation to corporations etc.

(1) Schedule 2 applies as a law of the Commonwealth to the conduct of corporations, and in relation to contraventions of Chapter 2, 3 or 4 of Schedule 2 by corporations.

Note: Sections 5 and 6 of this Act extend the application of this Part (and therefore extend the application of the Australian Consumer Law as a law of the Commonwealth).

(2) Without limiting subsection (1):

(a) section 21 of Schedule 2 also applies as a law of the Commonwealth in relation to:

(i) a supply or possible supply of goods or services by any person to a corporation (other than a listed public company); or

(ii) an acquisition or possible acquisition of goods or services from any person by a corporation (other than a listed public company); and

(b) section 147 of Schedule 2 also applies as a law of the Commonwealth to, and in relation to, a corporation as a supplier referred to in that section; and

(c) Division 2 of Part 5-1 of Schedule 2 also applies as a law of the Commonwealth to and in relation to a person if the other person referred to in section 219 of Schedule 2 is a corporation; and

(d) section 33 of Schedule 2 also applies as a law of the Commonwealth to, and in relation to, the conduct of any person.

(3) The table of contents in Schedule 2 is additional information that is not part of this Act. Information in the table may be added to or edited in any published version of this Act.