National Credit Code

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The National Credit Code is an Australian legal framework that regulates consumer credit contracts, leases, and related financial services to protect borrowers.

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instanceOf Australian consumer credit law ⓘ
consumer protection framework ⓘ
statutory code ⓘ
administeredBy Australian Securities and Investments Commission ⓘ
aimsTo balance rights and obligations of credit providers and consumers ⓘ
ensure transparency of credit terms ⓘ
prevent predatory lending ⓘ
appliesTo consumer credit contracts ⓘ
consumer leases ⓘ
credit cards ⓘ
home loans to individuals ⓘ
personal loans ⓘ
related financial services ⓘ
small amount credit contracts ⓘ
contains provisions on hardship and repayment difficulties ⓘ
rules on advertising of consumer credit ⓘ
rules on enforcement of security interests in consumer credit ⓘ
rules on mortgage and guarantee requirements ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
enforcedBy Australian Securities and Investments Commission ⓘ
enforcedThrough civil penalties ⓘ
court and tribunal proceedings ⓘ
criminal penalties in serious cases ⓘ
excludes credit to corporations for commercial purposes ⓘ
most business purpose credit ⓘ
legalNature schedule to the National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009 (Cth) ⓘ
partOf National Consumer Credit Protection framework ⓘ
providesFor cooling‑off rights in some credit contracts ⓘ
limits on early termination charges ⓘ
regulation of default fees ⓘ
remedies for unjust transactions ⓘ
purpose promotion of fair credit practices ⓘ
protection of borrowers ⓘ
standardisation of consumer credit regulation across Australia ⓘ
regulates consumer credit activities ⓘ
credit providers ⓘ
disclosure obligations in credit contracts ⓘ
fees and charges on consumer credit ⓘ
interest charges on consumer credit ⓘ
responsible lending conduct in consumer credit ⓘ
requires hardship variation processes ⓘ
information about comparison rates ⓘ
notice of changes to interest rates and fees ⓘ
pre‑contractual disclosure to consumers ⓘ
written credit contracts ⓘ
scope uniform national scheme for consumer credit ⓘ
targetGroup individual consumers ⓘ
small business borrowers in limited circumstances ⓘ

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NCCP Act → relatedTo → National Credit Code ⓘ
NCCP Act → incorporates → National Credit Code ⓘ