The e-commerce provisions of the Consumer Credit and Trade Measurement Amendment Act 2006 and the Consumer Credit Amendment Regulation (No.1) 2006 commenced on 9 October 2006.

The objectives of the Act in relation to ecommerce:
• facilitate the application of the electronic transactions legislation in each State and Territory to the Consumer Credit Code;
• ensure that consumer protection is not diminished as a result of a debtor transacting in an electronic environment.

In particular amendments have been made to provide for a debtor to specifically consent to receive electronic communications and notices.