Section 57AACompetition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)

Objects of Part

The objects of this Part are to:

(a) promote competition between Australian repairers of passenger and light goods motor vehicles and establish a fair playing field by mandating access, on fair and reasonable commercial terms, to information used to diagnose, repair, service, modify or dismantle scheme vehicles; and

Note: These vehicles are defined as scheme vehicles (see section 57BA).

(b) enable consumers to have scheme vehicles diagnosed, repaired, serviced, modified or dismantled safely and effectively by an Australian repairer of their choice; and

(c) encourage the provision of accessible and affordable information about scheme vehicles to Australian repairers, and to registered training organisations (for training purposes); and

(d) protect safety and security information about scheme vehicles to ensure the safety and security of consumers, information users and the general public; and

(e) provide for the resolution of disputes about the application of this Part.

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation at 22 May 2026. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to https://www.legislation.gov.au. Verify the current text against the official source before relying on it.

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