Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2012C00868:clause:2_171
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2012C00868
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 171
Character Range: 266561–267444

171  Disclosing purpose and identity

 (1) A dealer commits an offence if the dealer:
 (a) calls on a person for the purpose of negotiating an unsolicited consumer agreement, or for an incidental or related purpose; and
 (b) does not as soon as practicable and in any event before starting to negotiate:
 (i) clearly advise the person that the dealer's purpose is to seek the person's agreement to a supply of the goods or services concerned; and
 (ii) clearly advise the person that the dealer is obliged to leave the premises immediately on request; and
 (iii) provide to the person such information relating to the dealer's identity as is prescribed by the regulations made for the purposes of section 74(c).

Penalty:
 (a) if the person is a body corporate—$50,000; or
 (b) if the person is not a body corporate—$10,000.

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