Consumer Protection Matters - State law matters Legal aid is available to all applicants in state law matters for consumer protection proceedings including: relating to guarantees, wrongful exercise of power by government departments or instrumentalities and tenancy issues (except applications to determine fair rental where no point of law is involved) but not including proceedings for professional negligence or product liability. under consumer protection legislation being the - Credit Act 1984 - Consumer Credit (NSW) Act 1995 - Consumer Credit Code - Fair Trading Act 1987 - Contracts Review Act 1980 - Retirement Villages Act 1989 A grant of legal aid for this type of matter is subject to Means Test A, Merit Test A, exclusions from state matters and general civil guidelines.

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