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Fair Trading Act 1986

Miscellaneous provisions

47J: Offence to contravene section 47G

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“Breaking rules about giving information can get you in trouble”

You can get in trouble if you don’t follow the rules in section 47G. There are two main things you’re not allowed to do:

First, you can’t ignore or refuse to do what a notice under section 47G tells you to do, unless you have a good reason.

Second, if you give information or documents because of the notice, you can’t give false or misleading information on purpose.

If you break these rules, you’ve committed an offence. If you’re found guilty, you might have to pay a fine. If you’re an individual person, the fine could be up to $10,000. If you’re a company or organisation, the fine could be up to $30,000.

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Part 6 Miscellaneous provisions

47JOffence to contravene section 47G

  1. No person may,—

  2. without reasonable excuse, refuse or fail to comply with a notice under section 47G; or
    1. in purported compliance with the notice, supply information, or supply a document, knowing it to be false or misleading.

      1. 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.

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 Repealed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      • Section 47J(3): repealed, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).