Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Bill

The purpose of this Bill is to protect the interests of debtors and lessees. It requires information disclosure by creditors and lessors by providing rules relating to interest charges, fees, and payments, remedies in relation to oppressive consumer leases and remedies in relation to oppressive conduct.

Formerly named the Consumer Credit Bill.

Bill Events

Event	Date		Ayes	Noes	Abstentions
Royal Assent	13 Oct 2003
Third Reading	7 Oct 2003		n/a *	n/a *	n/a *
In Committee	16 Sep 2003
Second Reading	14 Aug 2003		n/a *	n/a *	n/a *
SC Reports	5 Aug 2003	The Commerce Committee reported on this bill.
Submissions Due	3 Apr 2003
First Reading	18 Feb 2003		n/a *	n/a *	n/a *
Introduction	17 Sep 2002

* We don't have voting data from before Nov 2005 in our database at present.