Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2012C00868:clause:2_156
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2012C00868
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 156
Character Range: 244204–244670

156  Misleading conduct as to the nature etc. of services

 (1) A person commits an offence if the person, in trade or commerce, engages in conduct that is liable to mislead the public as to the nature, the characteristics, the suitability for their purpose or the quantity of any services.

Penalty:
 (a) if the person is a body corporate—$1,100,000; or
 (b) if the person is not a body corporate—$220,000.

 (2) Subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.