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TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Regulation Page
1. Objective 1
2. Authorising provision 2
3. Commencement 2
4. Definition 2
5. Goods prescribed as farm machinery 2
6. Statutory rebate in relation to prescribed insurance charges 3
7. Transfer of proceedings from Tribunal to court 4
8. Prescribed method for calculation of accrued credit charge 4
9. Unilateral variation of credit sale contracts and loan contracts 5
10. Descriptive terms to be used in certain documents 5
11. Information in default notice 6
12. Notice after taking possession of mortgaged goods 6
13. Advertisements—prohibited statement 6
14. Notice of intended proceedings against guarantor 6
15. Statement for guarantor under contract of guarantee 6
16. Person authorised to certify assignment of will etc. 6
17. Prescribed requirements for print and type in documents 7
18. Prescribed requirements for reproduction of print or type 8
19 Lay-out of certain documents 8
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SCHEDULE 9
SCHEDULE 1 9
Form 1—What Should I Do Now That I Have Received
This Notice? 9
Form 2—Notice After Taking Possession of Mortgaged Goods 10
Form 3—Guarantors—Notice of Intended Legal Action 14
Form 4—Things You Should Know About Guarantees 17
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SCHEDULE 2—Specified Descriptive Terms for Use in a Statement
of Account Referred to in Section 61 of the Act 21
SCHEDULE 3—Print or Type for Use in Documents Under Credit Act 23
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STATUTORY RULES 2004
S.R. No. 165/2004
Credit Act 1984
Credit Regulations 2004
The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:
Dated: 14 December 2004
Responsible Minister:
JOHN LENDERS
Minister for Consumer Affairs
DIANE CASEY
Clerk of the Executive Council
1. Objective
The objective of these Regulations is to
prescribe—
(a) matters included in and excluded from
certain definitions; and
(b) particular action to be undertaken by a
registrar of the Tribunal; and
(c) methods of calculation; and
(d) the duration of a notice period; and
(e) a statement prohibited in advertising; and
(f) descriptive terms to be used in certain
documents; and
(g) requirements for print or type in documents;
and
(h) certain forms and require compliance with
their positioning and lay-out.
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2. Authorising provision
These Regulations are made under section 167 of
the Credit Act 19841.
3. Commencement
These Regulations come into operation on
25 January 2005.
4. Definition
(1) In these Regulations, "the Act" means the Credit
Act 1984.
(2) A reference in these Regulations to a Form is a
reference to a Form in Schedule 1.
(3) If a Form suggests or requires the insertion of
information in a blank space, that Form is a Form
in compliance with these Regulations only when
each item of information is inserted as suggested
or required.
5. Goods prescribed as farm machinery
The following goods are prescribed as farm
machinery for the purposes of section 5(1) of the
Act—
(a) a boat within the meaning of the Fisheries
Act 1968 (as in force immediately before its
repeal) that is used or intended to be used for
the taking of fish within the meaning of that
Act;
(b) fishing gear or any other implement,
apparatus or device for taking or facilitating
the taking of fish.
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6. Statutory rebate in relation to prescribed insurance
charges
For the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition
of "statutory rebate" in section 5(1) of the Act—
(a) the prescribed insurance charges are—
(i) amounts referred to in items 1(e)(iv),
1(e)(v) and 1(e)(vii) of Schedule 2 to
the Act; and
(ii) amounts referred to in items 1(b)(iii),
1(b)(iv) and 1(b)(vi) of Schedule 4 to
the Act; and
(iii) amounts referred to in items 1(k)(iii),
1(k)(iv) and 1(k)(vi) of Schedule 7 to
the Act; and
(b) the prescribed manner of ascertaining the
statutory rebate is by applying the following
formula—
1) (T T
1) (S PS
Y +
+
=
where—
"Y" is the amount of the statutory rebate;
"P" is the amount of insurance charges;
"S" is the number of whole months in the
unexpired portion of the period for
which insurance was agreed to be
provided;
"T" is the number of whole months for
which insurance was agreed to be
provided.
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7. Transfer of proceedings from Tribunal to court
If proceedings are transferred pursuant to
section 6(4) of the Act to a court that is not
empowered to make rules in respect of the
transfer, the principal registrar of the Tribunal
must—
(a) prepare and certify a copy of the record of
the proceedings; and
(b) file the copy in the office of the principal
registrar; and
(c) deliver, or cause to be delivered, the whole
of the record to the court.
8. Prescribed method for calculation of accrued credit
charge
(1) For the purposes of section 11(2) of the Act, an
applicable method is followed if the amount of the
credit charge which has accrued at a particular
time is calculated by adding together the amounts
ascertained by applying the monthly percentage
rate to the unpaid monthly balances (being
monthly balances up to that time, including the
monthly balance for the month in which the
accrued credit charged is calculated)—
(a) in the case of a credit sale contract—of the
amount financed; or
(b) in the case of a loan contract—of the amount
financed other than any part of the amount
agreed under the contract to be lent that has
not been lent at that time.
(2) For the purposes of section 11(2) of the Act, an
applicable method for calculating the amount of
the credit charge which has accrued at a particular
time is by application of the formula set out in
Schedule 1 to the Act, that Schedule being, for the
purpose of that application, read and construed as
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if it had been amended by inserting at the end of
item 3(c) the following—
"; and
(d) intervals shall be deemed to be equal if all
intervals except the first are monthly
intervals, the amount financed is provided on
the 29th, 30th or 31st day of a month and the
first instalment is payable on the first day of
the month that immediately follows the end
of the month that next succeeds the month in
which the amount financed is provided.".
(3) In this regulation—
(a) "monthly percentage rate" means the rate
determined by dividing the annual
percentage rate by 12; and
(b) "monthly balances" means monthly
balances obtained by application of the
actuarial method.
9. Unilateral variation of credit sale contracts and loan
contracts
For the purposes of section 41(1) of the Act, the
prescribed period is 7 clear days.
10. Descriptive terms to be used in certain documents
(1) In a statement of account referred to in section 61
of the Act, a matter specified in Column 1 of
Schedule 2 must be described or referred to by the
term specified opposite that matter in Column 2 of
Schedule 2.
(2) A credit provider who gives a statement of
account referred to in section 61 of the Act to a
debtor and does not comply with the requirements
of sub-regulation (1) is guilty of an offence and
liable to a penalty not exceeding 5 penalty units.
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11. Information in default notice
For the purposes of section 107(3)(d) of the Act,
Form 1 is the prescribed information.
12. Notice after taking possession of mortgaged goods
For the purposes of section 112 of the Act, Form 2
is the prescribed notice.
13. Advertisements—prohibited statement
For the purposes of section 121 of the Act, a
statement of a rate of interest that is expressed
otherwise than as an annual percentage rate is
prescribed as a prohibited statement.
14. Notice of intended proceedings against guarantor
For the purposes of section 138(3)(c) of the Act,
Form 3 is the prescribed notice.
15. Statement for guarantor under contract of
guarantee
For the purposes of section 142 of the Act, Form 4
is the prescribed statement.
16. Person authorised to certify assignment of will etc.
For the purposes of section 150 of the Act, an
assignment referred to in that section must be
executed in the presence of, and certified by—
(a) a magistrate; or
(b) the Registrar of the County Court; or
(c) a legal practitioner within the meaning of the
Legal Practice Act 1996 instructed and
employed independently of the proposed
assignee.
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17. Prescribed requirements for print and type in
documents
(1) For the purposes of section 151(2)(b) of the Act—
(a) subject to paragraph (c), if any print or type
is produced directly or indirectly by a
method or process under which each
character occupies a space of the same
width, that print or type must not be smaller
than 12-pitch;
(b) subject to paragraph (c), print or type
produced by a method or process other than
that referred to in paragraph (a) must be in
one of the type faces specified in Schedule 3
or a type face identical in appearance to a
specified type face and of, or larger than, the
size of 10 point; and
(c) if there is in any printed or typed document a
blank space in which further print or type is
subsequently inserted by a method or process
by which each character occupies a space of
the same width, that latter print or type,
when inserted, must not be smaller than
13-pitch.
(2) In this regulation—
"character" includes a letter, figure, symbol,
punctuation mark and space between adjacent
characters;
"12-pitch" means of dimensions such that any
selected passage of print or type 25 mm in length
includes no more than 12 characters and
"13-pitch" has a corresponding meaning.
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18. Prescribed requirements for reproduction of print
or type
If the dimensions of the face measurement of print
or type in a document comply with regulation 17
and that document is photographed, reproduced or
copied, the face measurement of the print or type
in the document produced by that photograph,
reproduction or copy must, for the purposes of
section 151(2)(b) of the Act, be not less than
95 per cent of the face measurement of the print or
type in the original document.
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(1) Subject to sections 152 and 153 of the Act, if a
notice, statement or document containing
information prescribed by a Form is required to be
given, served or delivered to a debtor, mortgagor
or guarantor, the notice, statement or document
must be in all respects—
(a) paragraphed; and
(b) contrasted by means of bold type face or
otherwise, so as to give effect to the
prominence of print or type; and
(c) set out in the contrasting print or type of
upper and lower case; and
(d) enclosed within, or containing, lines, squares
or rectangles—
as appears in the Form.
(2) A credit provider who gives, serves or delivers, or
who causes to be given, served or delivered, a
notice, statement or document that does not
comply with sub-regulation (1) is guilty of an
offence and liable to a penalty not exceeding
5 penalty units.
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SCHEDULE
SCHEDULE 1
FORM 1
Regulation 11
WHAT SHOULD I DO NOW THAT I HAVE RECEIVED
THIS NOTICE?
1. You should discuss this matter with your credit provider or
mortgagee as soon as possible. You may be able to work out some
other arrangement about your contract. For example, you could ask
for your contract to be varied, repayments to be deferred, or action
postponed.
The person to contact is ..............................................................
(name or title of officer/s)
of .................................................................................................
(name of credit provider or mortgagee)
......................................................................................................
(address)
Telephone No/s ............................................................................
2. If you cannot come to a suitable arrangement with your credit
provider or mortgagee, contact Consumer Affairs Victoria
immediately. If you have been unemployed, sick or there is
another good reason why you are having problems with your
contract, then your contract may be able to be varied under the law
to meet your situation.
There are other people, such as financial counsellors, who may be
able to help.
3. If you disagree with anything in this notice, including what it says
you owe, contact Consumer Affairs Victoria or get legal advice
immediately.
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FORM 2
Regulation 12
NOTICE AFTER TAKING POSSESSION OF
MORTGAGED GOODS
CREDIT ACT (Section 112)
..............................., 20.....
(Date)
TO: ........................................................................................
(name of mortgagor)
........................................................................................
(address of mortgagor)
........................................................................................
........................................................................................
FROM: ........................................................................................
(name of mortgagee)
........................................................................................
(address of mortgagee)
........................................................................................
........................................................................................
The law says that you must be given this information.
This information tells you some of your rights and obligations and
some of the options open to you.
DETAILS YOU SHOULD KNOW
Description of the goods: ...................................................
...................................................
Date the goods were taken: ...................................................
The goods were taken because: ...................................................
...................................................
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As at the date of this Notice, the cost of enforcing the mortgage
(such as the cost of taking the goods) is $..................................
Your mortgagee's estimate of the value of the goods is
$.....................
HOW TO GET THE GOODS BACK
IF YOU WANT THE GOODS IT IS PARTICULARLY
IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO DO ONE OF THE THINGS
LISTED BELOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. IF YOU DO NOT
ACT WITHIN 21 DAYS AFTER YOU GET THIS NOTICE,
YOUR MORTGAGEE MAY SELL THE GOODS.
EITHER
* You can get the goods back if you pay $...................... and fix up
any reasons why the goods were taken. This amount of $............ is
calculated as follows:
Arrears ...................................................... $
Enforcement Expenses ............................. $
TOTAL $
OR
* You can pay the net balance due to the mortgagee worked out to
the actual day you pay out your contract. If you do this you can get
the goods back and you do not have any further obligations.
To give you an idea of what the net balance due may be, two
figures are given below. The first is the net balance due at the date
of this notice. The second is the balance calculated 21 days from
that date. Any difference is the result of further payments or
charges that fall due between the two dates.
1. Net balance due on......../......../........ = $........................
2. Net balance due on......../......../........ = $........................
* IF YOU DO NOTHING, YOU WILL LOSE THE GOODS.
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SALE OF THE GOODS
The law says that your mortgagee must get the best price
reasonably obtainable for the goods.
If you want to, you can introduce a buyer to your mortgagee.
This has to be done in writing and the buyer must be willing to pay
the mortgagee's estimate of the value of the goods. Keep a copy of
what you write.
Your mortgagee has to accept the buyer's offer, with one
exception. The exception is where your mortgagee claims to be
able to sell the goods for a price higher than the estimate of their
value. In this case, the buyer has to be willing to pay this higher
price if he or she still wants the goods. However if the buyer does
not buy the goods at the higher price, the law says the higher price
must still be taken off the amount you owe.
Your letter introducing the buyer has to reach your mortgagee
before the goods are sold. If you post the letter, it is best to send it
by certified mail. Then you can check that it was delivered. If you
take it to your mortgagee's office, you should get an employee to
sign and date something to say that your letter has been received.
Make sure you keep anything that was signed by the employee.
FINALISING THE CONTRACT
No matter how the goods are sold, the money they bring in will be
taken off the amount you owe.
If the goods are sold for more than what you owe, you get back
what is left after—
* your mortgagee gets the money owing under your mortgage;
* any person holding a prior or subsequent mortgage over the
goods gets the money owing under that mortgage; and
* all costs of the sale have been paid.
If the sale price of the goods does not cover the full balance on
your contract, you have to pay the difference.
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GENERAL
You should discuss this matter with your mortgagee as soon as
possible. You may be able to work out some alternative
arrangement about your contract and mortgage. For example, you
could ask for your contract to be varied, repayments to be deferred,
or action postponed.
The person to contact is .................................................................
(name or title of officer/s)
of ..................................................................................................
(name of mortgagee or agent)
(Office address) .......................................................................
.......................................................................
(Postal address) .......................................................................
.......................................................................
Telephone No/s .......................................................................
If you cannot come to a suitable arrangement with your mortgagee,
contact Consumer Affairs Victoria immediately. If you have been
unemployed, sick or there is another good reason why you are
having problems with your contract or mortgage, then your
contract may be able to be varied under the law to meet your
situation.
There are other people, such as financial counsellors, who may be
able to help.
IF YOU HAVE ANY DOUBTS OR YOU WANT MORE
INFORMATION, CONTACT CONSUMER AFFAIRS
VICTORIA OR GET LEGAL ADVICE
............................................................
(Signature of mortgagee or agent)
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FORM 3
Regulation 14
GUARANTORS—NOTICE OF INTENDED LEGAL ACTION
CREDIT ACT (Section 138)
.....................................
(Date)
TO: .......................................................................................
(name of guarantor)
........................................................................................
(address of guarantor)
........................................................................................
........................................................................................
FROM: ........................................................................................
(name of credit provider)
........................................................................................
(address of credit provider)
........................................................................................
After 14 days from the time you receive this Notice
.........................................................................................................
(name of credit provider)
intends to take legal action against you under your contract of
guarantee. The credit provider's reasons are given at the end of
this Notice.
You will also find at the end of this Notice—
* the amount the credit provider says you owe at the date of
this Notice.
* details to identify your contract of guarantee.
* details to identify the debtor's credit contract.
You should discuss this matter with the credit provider as
soon as possible. You may be able to work out some
alternative arrangement about the amount you owe.
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The person to contact is ..................................................................
(name or title of officer/s)
of: ..................................................................................................
(name of credit provider)
........................................................................................................
(address of credit provider)
Telephone: .......................................................................
If you cannot come to a suitable arrangement with the credit
provider, contact Consumer Affairs Victoria immediately. If you
have been unemployed, sick or there is another good reason why
you have problems repaying the amount owing, then your contract
may be able to be varied under the law to meet your situation.
There are other people, such as financial counsellors, who may be
able to help.
If you disagree with anything in this Notice including what it says
you owe, contact Consumer Affairs Victoria or get legal advice
immediately.
REASONS FOR INTENDED LEGAL ACTION
Under your contract of guarantee, you agreed to pay money owing
under a credit contract between
................................................................................................ and
(name of debtor)
........................................................................................................
(name of credit provider)
if the debtor defaulted under the contract.
The debtor has defaulted under the contract in the following ways:
(Specify details of default by debtor) ............................................
........................................................................................................
Also, the debtor cannot be found even though the following
inquiries have been made: (Specify details of inquiries)
.........................................................................................................
.........................................................................................................
The credit provider now wants you to pay out the debtor's contract,
and the reasonable costs of enforcing the guarantee.
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AMOUNT THE CREDIT PROVIDER CLAIMS YOU OWE
As at the date of this Notice the credit provider claims you owe
$.............. This amount is calculated as follows:
Net balance due under debtor's credit contract: $
Reasonable costs of enforcing your contract of
guarantee:
$
TOTAL $
DETAILS OF THE CONTRACT
Your contract of guarantee:
Date:
Contract No. (if any):
Debtors's credit contract:
Date:
Contract No. (if any):
IF YOU HAVE ANY DOUBTS OR YOU WANT MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT TO DO NEXT, CONTACT
CONSUMER AFFAIRS VICTORIA OR GET LEGAL ADVICE.
..................................................................
(Signature of credit provider or agent)
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FORM 4
Regulation 15
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT GUARANTEES
CREDIT ACT (Section 142)
The law says the credit provider must give you this information
about your contract of guarantee.
This information tells you about some of the rights and obligations
of yourself and the credit provider. It does not state the terms and
conditions of your contract.
GUARANTEES
1. What is a guarantee?
A promise by you that the person who is getting credit under
a credit contract will keep to all the terms and conditions. If
that person does not do so, you promise to pay the credit
provider all the money owing on the contract as soon as the
money is asked for.
2. How do I know how much the debtor is borrowing and the
credit charges?
These details are on the copy of the credit contract or offer
that the debtor signed. You should have been given a copy
of that contract or offer before you signed the guarantee
papers.
3. What documents should I be given?
* The document you are reading now.
* A copy of your contract.
* A copy of the credit contract or offer signed by the debtor.
4. What other information can I get?
If you have guaranteed repayment of a credit sale contract
or a loan contract, you can write to the credit provider and
ask for—
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* an extra copy of your contract of guarantee;
* an extra copy of the debtor's credit sale contract or loan
contract;
* a copy of any other document signed by the debtor (for
example, a mortgage) or by you;
* a statement of the debtor's repayments under the credit
sale contract or loan contract;
* details of any insurance cover financed by the debtor's
credit sale contract or loan contract.
When writing to the credit provider, you must pay any fee
that the law says the credit provider can charge.
The credit provider will write back to you within 14 days
after receiving your request.
But the credit provider has to give you this information only
once in any period of 3 months.
* You can write to the credit provider and ask for the net
balance due (pay-out figure) under the credit contract
guaranteed by you. You will get this information within
7 days after the credit provider receives your request. If
you want to, you can also ask for details of how the
balance is worked out.
But the credit provider has to give you this information only
once in any period of 3 months.
5. Can I cancel my contract of guarantee?
You may be able to under certain circumstances. For exact
details, contact Consumer Affairs Victoria or get legal
advice.
IF THE DEBTOR DEFAULTS
6. Do I get any warning that the credit provider wants to take
action against the debtor?
In most cases, yes. You get the same warning as the debtor.
You get a notice in writing telling you why the credit
provider wants to take action against the debtor. It also tells
you what the debtor has to do to stop the action. The debtor
has at least one month to try and fix up the problem. You
should discuss the matter with the debtor immediately.
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7. Can the credit provider take action against me without taking
action against the debtor at the same time?
No, except where—
* the debtor cannot be found; or
* the debtor's financial affairs are being handled under
bankruptcy law; or
* a court has declared that action can be taken against you
without action being taken against the debtor.
8. If the debtor cannot be found and the credit provider intends
to take legal action against me do I get any warning?
Yes. You get a notice giving you at least 14 days' warning.
9. Exactly how much do I have to pay the credit provider if the
debtor defaults?
You have to pay what the debtor owes the credit provider,
plus the credit provider's costs in having you honour your
contract of guarantee.
GENERAL
10. What can I do if I am asked to pay out the credit contract and
I cannot pay it all at once?
Talk to the credit provider and see if some arrangement can
be made about paying. If you cannot come to a suitable
arrangement, contact Consumer Affairs Victoria for help. If
you have been unemployed, sick or there is another good
reason why you are having problems with your contract,
then your contract may be able to be varied under the law to
meet your situation.
There are other people, such as financial counsellors, who
may be able to help.
11. If I pay out money for a debtor, is there any way I can get it
back?
You can sue the debtor. But remember, if the debtor cannot
pay the credit provider, he or she probably cannot pay you
back for a while, if at all.
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12. What happens if I go guarantor for someone who is under 18
when he or she signs a credit contract?
You are responsible for the full debt if the contract of
guarantee had a clear and obvious warning near your
signature. The warning had to tell you that the courts might
not let you sue the debtor if you have to pay out the credit
contract for him or her.
13. Do I have any other rights and obligations?
Yes. The law does give you other rights and obligations.
You should also READ YOUR CONTRACT carefully.
IF YOU HAVE ANY DOUBTS OR YOU WANT MORE
INFORMATION, CONTACT CONSUMER AFFAIRS
VICTORIA OR GET LEGAL ADVICE.
PLEASE KEEP THIS SUMMARY. YOU MAY WANT SOME
INFORMATION FROM IT AT A LATER DATE.
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SCHEDULE 2
Regulation 10(1)
SPECIFIED DESCRIPTIVE TERMS FOR USE IN A STATEMENT
OF ACCOUNT REFERRED TO IN SECTION 61 OF THE ACT
Column 1 Column 2
Matters Described or Referred to Descriptive Terms
1. The date of the last day of the billing cycle. Statement date.
2. The amount owed by the debtor under the
contract—
(a) on the first day of the billing cycle; Opening balance.
(b) on the last day of the billing cycle. Closing balance.
3. Amounts payable by the debtor to the credit
provider in respect of—
(a) charges for installation of the goods; Installation charges.
(b) charges for maintenance of the goods; Maintenance charges.
(c) charges for delivery of the goods to the
debtor;
Delivery charges.
(d) insurance of mortgaged property (not
being compulsory insurance);
Mortgage property
insurance.
(e) insurance against loss of the security
interest of a mortgagee by reason of
any Act;
Title insurance.
(f) insurance against sickness of,
accidental injury to, or disability or
death of, the debtor or debtors;
Consumer credit
insurance.
(g) life insurance of the debtor or debtors; Life insurance.
(h) insurance against unemployment of the
debtor or debtors;
Unemployment
insurance.
(i) insurance against loss of profits by the
debtor or debtors.
Loss of profits
insurance.
4. The amount of the credit charge in respect of
the billing cycle.
Credit charge.
5. The date by which a payment by the debtor is
requested.
Due date.
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Matters Described or Referred to Descriptive Terms
6. The Act. Credit Act.
7. Any one of these Regulations. Credit Regulation.
8. The Director or the Minister for Consumer
Affairs, Consumer Affairs Victoria, the
Department of Justice, the Secretary to the
Department of Justice.
Consumer Affairs
Victoria.
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SCHEDULE 3
Regulation 17(1)(b)
PRINT OR TYPE FOR USE IN DOCUMENTS UNDER CREDIT ACT
Avante Garde
Avante Garde Book
Avante Garde Medium Bold
American Typewriter
American Typewriter Medium
American Typewriter Bold
Baskerville
Baskerville Roman
Baskerville Roman Italic
Baskerville Roman Bold
Bembo
Bembo Roman
Bembo Roman Italic
Bembo Bold
Bodoni
Bodoni Roman
Bodoni Roman Italic
Bodoni Bold
Century Old Style
Century Old Style Roman
Century Old Style Roman Italic
Century Old Style Bold
Century School Book
Century School Book Roman
Century School Book Roman Italic
Century School Book Bold
Clarendon
Clarendon Roman
Clarendon Roman Italic
Clarendon Bold
Claro
Claro Light
Claro Medium
Claro Medium Italic
Claro Demi-Bold
De Vinne
De Vinne Roman
De Vinne Roman Italic
De Vinne Bold
Gill Sans
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Gill Sans Medium
Gill Sans Medium Italic
Gill Sans Bold
Gloucester Old Style
Gloucester Old Style Roman
Gloucester Old Style Roman Italic
Gloucester Old Style Bold
Helvetica
Helvetica Light
Helvetica Medium
Helvetica Medium Italic
Helvetica Bold
ITC Cheltenham Bold
ITC Cheltenham Light
Karnak Intermediate
Karnak Intermediate Roman
Karnak Intermediate Roman Italic
Karnak Intermediate Bold
Megaron
Megaron Light
Megaron Medium
Megaron Medium Italic
Megaron Bold
Metro
Metro Italic
Metro Bold
Musica
Musica Roman
Musica Roman Italic
Musica Bold
Old Style
Old Style Roman
Old Style Roman Italic
Old Style Bold
Optima
Optima Roman
Optima Roman Italic
Optima Bold
Plantin
Plantin Roman
Plantin Roman Italic
Plantin Bold
Press Roman Bold
Press Roman Medium
Record Gothic
Rockwell Light
Rockwell Medium
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Rockwell Italic
Rockwell Bold
Souvenir
Souvenir Light
Souvenir Light Italic
Souvenir Medium
Souvenir Bold
Times (or English)
Times (or English) Roman
Times (or English) Roman Italic
Times (or English) Bold
Univers
Univers Light
Univers Medium
Univers Medium Italic
Univers Bold
Zapf
Zapf Medium
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ENDNOTES
1 Reg. 2: Sections 19B(2) and 19B(3) of the Credit Act 1984 provide—
(2) If the credit provider under a contract to which
this Act continues to apply acts in accordance
with a provision of section 34, 35, 66 to 69, Part 5
(except sections 75 to 77), 163, 171, 172 or 173 of
the Consumer Credit (Victoria) Code, the credit
provider is deemed to have acted in accordance
with the corresponding provision of this Act.
(3) Despite anything to the contrary in sub-section
(2), section 112(1)(b) continues to apply in respect
of goods subject to a regulated mortgage.
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