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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1993
SUPPLEMENTED,
SPECIFIC GOVERNING
THIS GENERAL SAFETY REQUIREMENT WILL NEED TO BE IN SOME CASES, DEPENDING ON THE NATURE OF THE PRODUCT, BY
WE ALREADY HAVE LEGISLATION SCHEMES OF SAFETY CONTROL. SPECIFIC TYPES OF CONSUMER GOODS SUCH AS FOOD, WATER, PHARMACEUTICALS, PRODUCTS. WE WILL GAS APPLIANCES AS WELL AS TOYS AND CHILDREN'S
THE DETAILED CONTINUE TO INTRODUCE SPECIFIC LEGISLATION SETTING OUT
WHEN SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR A SPECIFIC TYPE OF CONSUMER GOODS AS AND
THERE HAS BEEN AND IF
FOR EXAMPLE, I KNOW THAT NEED ARISES. IF THE
DESIGNED CONSIDERABLE PUBLIC CONCERN REGARDING THE LACK OF SPECIALLY
I CAN ASSURE LEGISLATION GOVERNING THE SAFETY OF ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS.
HARD ON THE REQUIRED IS WORKING MEMBERS THAT THE GOVERNMENT LEGISLATION, AND MY COLLEAGUE THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES WILL BE INTRODUCING REGULATIONS UNDER THE ELECTRICITY ORDINANCE TO CONTROL ELECTRICAL THE SAFETY OF PLUGS AND ADAPTORS IN 1994 AND OF DOMESTIC PRODUCTS IN GENERAL IN 1995.
CONTRACTS,
SAFETY OF APART FROM INTRODUCING LEGISLATION TO ENHANCE THE
TO ENSURE THE GOODS, WE CONSUMER
ARE ALSO WORKING ON LEGISLATION
THE LEGISLATION IN QUESTION QUALITY OF GOODS AND SERVICES SUPPLIED. IS THE PACKAGE OF THREE BILLS ON THE SALE OF GOODS, SUPPLY OF SERVICES ON WHICH WE ARE NOW CONSULTING AND UNCONSCIONABLE INTERESTED BODIES PRIOR TO THEIR INTRODUCTION INTO THIS COUNCIL. REPRESENTS A MAJOR STEP FORWARD IN OUR EFFORTS TO ASSIST CONSUMERS SEEK CIVIL REMEDIES AGAINST UNSCRUPULOUS TRADING PRACTICES NOT JUST IN SUPPLY OF RESPECT OF THE SALE OF GOODS BUT ALSO IN RESPECT OF THE
MEMBERS SERVICES, AN AREA WHICH I NOTE IS OF CONSIDERABLE CONCERN TO AND TO THE COMMUNITY.
THIS TO
CHANNELS FOR AS REGARDS THE NEED FOR LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE
THE CONSUMERS TO SEEK COMPENSATION, I AM HAPPY TO INFORM MEMBERS THAT ATTORNEY GENERAL WILL INVITE THE LAW REFORM COMMISSION TO CONSIDER THE CAUSED BY EXISTING LAW GOVERNING COMPENSATION FOR INJURY AND DAMAGE DEFECTIVE OR UNSAFE GOODS AND TO RECOMMEND SUCH CHANGES IN THE LAW MAY BE CONSIDERED APPROPRIATE.
AS
AND
BEYOND
THE TO
AS OUR SOCIETY BECOMES INCREASINGLY AFFLUENT AND SOPHISTICATED,
THE
CONCERNS LEGITIMATE NEED TO ADDRESS THERE IS A GROWING ASPIRATIONS OF CONSUMERS IN A VARIETY OF SITUATIONS WHICH GO
THIS RANGES FROM AND QUALITY. OF THE REALM
BASIC SAFETY PROTECTION OF THE PRIVACY OF THE PERSONAL INFORMATION OF CONSUMERS
AS EXAMPLES I THE RIGHTS OF THE SMALL INVESTORS IN FINANCIAL MARKETS.
TO PROTECT THE WOULD LIKE TO MENTION LEGISLATION IN THE PIPELINE PRIVACY OF PERSONAL INFORMATION; AMENDING LEGISLATION TO INCREASE OF MOTOR CARS; PRICE INFORMATION IN RESPECT TRANSPARENCY OF
OF OVERSEAS TERTIARY EDUCATION LEGISLATION
PROTECT CONSUMERS SERVICES.
ΤΟ
AM SURE
THE
AND
THE CONSUMER IN OTHER I
THAT THE NEED TO PROTECT SITUATIONS WILL ARISE AS NEW GOODS AND SERVICES ARE INTRODUCED AND NEW MARKET PRACTICES EMERGE. HOWEVER, IN CASE THERE IS CONCERN THAT AND OVER-REGULATING GOVERNMENT
END UP OVER-LEGISLATING MIGHT MARKETS, I WISH TO RE-ASSURE MEMBERS THAT THE GOVERNMENT INTERVENE WHERE THE EVIDENCE AVAILABLE INDICATES THAT
AND THAT THE NOT ABLE
PROTECT то MALPRACTICES AND COMPLAINTS FROM CONSUMERS IS SUCH INTERVENTION IS NECESSARY.
THEMSELVES,
THE
WILL CONSUMERS PREVALENCE
THE ONLY
ARE OF
THAT GOVERNMENT
/NON-STATUTORY MEASURES