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Commerce Act 1986

Enforcement, remedies, and appeals - Regulated goods or services

87B: Offence relating to price-quality, quality, or performance requirement regulation

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"Breaking rules about price, quality, or performance of goods and services is an offence"

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If you know that certain goods or services have rules about price, quality, or performance, and you break those rules on purpose, you can commit an offence. You can also commit an offence if you are given an order under section 87C(1)(b) and you do not follow it. If you commit this offence, you can be fined up to $200,000 if you are an individual, or $1,000,000 in any other case.

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Part 6Enforcement, remedies, and appeals
Regulated goods or services

87BOffence relating to price-quality, quality, or performance requirement regulation

  1. A person commits an offence if—

  2. the person, knowing that particular goods or services are subject to price-quality, quality, or performance requirement regulation, intentionally contravenes a price-quality, quality, or performance requirement in respect of the goods or services; or
    1. the person is subject to an order under section 87C(1)(b) and fails to comply with the order.

      1. A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $200,000 in the case of an individual, or $1,000,000 in any other case.

      2. Repealed
      Notes
      • Section 87B: inserted, on , by section 15 of the Commerce Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 70).
      • Section 87B heading: amended, on , by section 20(1) of the Local Government (Water Services) (Repeals and Amendments) Act 2025 (2025 No 43).
      • Section 87B(1)(a): replaced, on , by section 20(2) of the Local Government (Water Services) (Repeals and Amendments) Act 2025 (2025 No 43).
      • Section 87B(2): amended, on , by section 32(2)(b) of the Commerce (Cartels and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 40).
      • Section 87B(2): amended, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).
      • Section 87B(3): repealed, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).