Understanding Australian consumer credit law : a practical guide to the national consumer credit reforms / Gail Pearson [and] Richard Batten.

Sydney : CCH Australia, 2010.

1st edition

83609

Consumer credit -- Law and legislation -- Australia.

Consumer protection -- Law and legislation -- Australia.

Loans, Personal -- Law and legislation -- Australia.

1. Overview

2. Application

3. Obtaining an Australian credit licence

4. Holding an Australian credit licence

5. Initiating a credit contract : responsible lending and disclosure

6. Initiating a credit contract : making the unsuitability assessment

7. The course of the credit contract

8. Enforcement

9. Industry sectors.

Understanding Australian Consumer Credit Law is an essential reference guide for anyone involved in, or affected by, the significant reforms to the regulation of Australian consumer credit law. This book is written by Professor Gail Pearson, a leading academic in the fields of financial services, commercial and consumer law, and Minter Ellison Partner, Richard Batten, who has expertise in consumer credit and the regulation and distribution of financial services and products. - Publisher's website.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9781921701269

x, 326 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm