Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Act 2023
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Requirement to inform consumers of final decisions or settlements | ||
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33. (1) Without prejudice to paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of subsection (1) of section 18 , the Court shall order a trader who is a defendant in a representative action in any terms the Court considers appropriate to inform the consumers represented in the representative action, at the trader’s expense, of— | ||
(a) any final decisions providing for the reliefs referred to in section 19 (6), or | ||
(b) any approved settlements pursuant to section 30 , | ||
by means appropriate to the circumstances of the case and within specific time limits, including, where appropriate, informing each consumer represented in the action individually. | ||
(2) Subsection (1) shall not apply if the consumers represented in the representative action are informed of the final decision or approved settlement in another manner approved by the Court. | ||
(3) Subsection (1) shall apply to qualified entities as respects final decisions providing for the dismissal of representative actions for redress measures as it applies to final decisions providing for the reliefs or approved settlements referred to in that subsection. |