Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00826:clause:1_179u
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00826
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 179U
Character Range: 1034694–1035675

179U  False or misleading representations
 (1) A person must not make a false or misleading representation:
 (a) in relation to a matter that is material to entry into a consumer lease or a related transaction; or
 (b) in attempting to induce another person to enter into a consumer lease or a related transaction.
Civil penalty: 5,000 penalty units.
 (1A) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person is subject to a requirement under subsection (1); and
 (b) the person engages in conduct; and
 (c) the conduct contravenes the requirement.
Criminal penalty: 50 penalty units.
 (2) For the purposes of subsections (1) and (1A), it is a defence if a person charged proves that he or she reasonably believed that the representation was not false or misleading.
 (3) A person who suffers loss as a result of a contravention of this section by another person may recover the amount of the loss from:
 (a) that other person; or
 (b) any other person involved in the contravention.