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Motor Vehicle Sales Act 2003

Enforcement - Offences - Penalties

118: Penalties for other offences

You could also call this:

"Breaking some car sales rules can cost you a big fine"

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If you break certain rules, you can get a fine. You can get a fine of up to $50,000 if you are an individual. You can get a fine of up to $200,000 if you are a company. These rules include things like selling cars without being registered, or tampering with odometers, as stated in section 95(1)(a), section 95(1)(b), section 96, section 97, section 99, and section 107. You must follow these rules to avoid getting a fine.

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Part 4Enforcement
Offences: Penalties

118Penalties for other offences

  1. A person convicted of an offence under any of the provisions listed in subsection (2) is liable,—

  2. in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding $50,000; or
    1. in the case of a company, to a fine not exceeding $200,000.

      1. The provisions are—

      2. section 95(1)(a) (which relates to carrying on the business of motor vehicle trading without being registered under this Act):
        1. section 95(1)(b) (which relates to holding out to be a motor vehicle trader without being registered under this Act):
          1. section 96 (which relates to a person participating in the business of motor vehicle trading while banned by this Act from doing so):
            1. section 97 (which relates to a person failing to comply with any conditions of a ban imposed by the District Court or, as the case may be, the High Court):
              1. section 99 (which relates to tampering with odometers):
                1. section 107 (which relates to making false declarations, etc).

                    Notes
                    • Section 118(2)(f): substituted, on , by section 23 of the Motor Vehicle Sales Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 112).
                    • Section 118(2)(g): repealed, on , by section 23 of the Motor Vehicle Sales Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 112).