Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00672:section:133
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00672
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 133
Character Range: 135069–135948

133  False representations about the Designs Office
 (1) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person:
 (i) places, or allows to be placed, words on the building in which the person's office or business is situated; or
 (ii) uses words when advertising the person's office or business; or
 (iii) places words on a document, as a description of the person's office or business; or
 (iv) otherwise uses words in connection with the person's office or business; and
 (b) the words are "Office for registering designs", or other words, that would lead a reasonable person to believe that the office or business is, or is officially connected with, the Designs Office; and
 (c) the person knows or is reckless as to whether the person's office or business is, or is connected with, the Designs Office.
Penalty: 30 penalty units.
 (2) Strict liability applies to paragraph (1)(b).