National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009

SCHEDULE 1 - NATIONAL CREDIT CODE  

Note:

See section 3 of the National Credit Act.

PART 2 - CREDIT CONTRACTS  

Division 6 - Certain transactions not to be treated as new contracts  

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40   Changes etc. under contracts  

If:

(a) there is:

(i) a change to an existing credit contract that results in further credit being provided; or

(ii) a deferral or waiver of an amount under an existing credit contract; or

(iii) a postponement relating to an existing credit contract; and

(b) the change, deferral, waiver or postponement is made in accordance with this Code or the existing credit contract;

then the change, deferral, waiver or postponement is not to be treated as creating a new credit contract for the purposes of this Code.