Fair Trading Act 1986

Miscellaneous provisions

47J: Offence to contravene section 47G

You could also call this:

"Breaking the rules about giving information can lead to a fine"

You must not refuse or fail to comply with a notice under section 47G without a reasonable excuse. You also must not give false or misleading information when you are complying with the notice. If you do either of these things, you can be charged with an offence and fined up to $10,000 if you are an individual, or $30,000 if you are a company.

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47I: Service of notices, or

"How to give someone official notice"

47K: Commission may authorise employees for monitoring and enforcement purposes, or

"Commission can give staff permission to check and enforce rules about product safety and information"

Part 6Miscellaneous provisions

47JOffence to contravene section 47G

No person may,—
without reasonable excuse, refuse or fail to comply with a notice under section 47G; or
in purported compliance with the notice, supply information, or supply a document, knowing it to be false or misleading.

Every person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 in the case of an individual, or $30,000 in the case of a body corporate.
Repealed

Compare

1986 No 5 s 103

Notes

Section 47J: inserted, on 8 July 2003, by section 15 of the Fair Trading Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 31).
Section 47J(2): amended, on 1 July 2013, by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).
Section 47J(3): repealed, on 1 July 2013, by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).