Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

SALE OF MOTOR VEHICLES ACT 1977 - SECT 73

    (1)     In this section:

"licensee" means a licensed dealer or a licensed car market operator.

    (2)     Subject to subsection (3), a licensee shall cause the licence issued to the licensee at all times to be exhibited in a conspicuous position at the premises specified in the licence as the place where business is to be carried on under the licence.

Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.

    (3)     If a licensee lodges an application under section 14E, the licensee shall be taken to sufficiently comply with subsection (2) during the period while the application is being dealt with if the licensee causes a copy of the licence lodged with the application to be exhibited in accordance with that subsection.

    (4)     A licensee shall exhibit and keep exhibited in a conspicuous position at the premises specified in the licence as the place where business is to be carried on under the licence a notice consisting of letters not less than 7cm in height containing—

        (a)     the name of the licensee and the words—

              (i)     if the licensee holds a vehicle sale licence to carry on business as a dealer—‘LICENSED MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER'; or

              (ii)     if the licensee holds a car market operator licence—‘LICENSED CAR MARKET OPERATOR'; and

        (b)     if the licensee carries on business under a name other than the licensee's personal name or corporation name—the name or style under which the licensee carries on business.

Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.

    (5)     In addition to the notice required by subsection (4), a licensed car market operator shall exhibit and keep exhibited in a conspicuous position at the premises specified in the licence as the place where business is to be carried on under the licence a notice consisting of letters not less than 7cm in height in or to the following effect:

WARNING

1.     THE TITLE OF A VEHICLE SOLD AT THESE PREMISES IS NOT GUARANTEED. PERSONS CONSIDERING THE PURCHASE OF A VEHICLE SHOULD CONTACT REVS ON [ Here insert the telephone number prescribed for the purposes of this subsection ].

2.     A VEHICLE SOLD AT THESE PREMISES IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE STATUTORY WARRANTIES PROVIDED FOR UNDER THE SALE OF MOTOR VEHICLES ACT 1977 . A PURCHASER MAY HAVE A REMEDY, HOWEVER, UNDER THE GENERAL LAW.

    (6)     If—

        (a)     the telephone number prescribed for subsection (5) ceases to be so prescribed and another telephone number is so prescribed; and

        (b)     a licensed car market operator exhibits a notice in accordance with subsection (5) that specifies a telephone number other than the number currently prescribed for that subsection;

the licensed car market operator shall cause the notice to be altered so as to display the telephone number currently prescribed.

    (7)     A licensed car market operator shall not fail to cause a notice to be altered in accordance with subsection (6) within 3 days of receiving a written notice from the commissioner advising that the telephone number prescribed for subsection (5) has changed.

Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.

    (8)     For subsections (2), (4) and (5), a notice referred to in that subsection shall be taken to be in a conspicuous position in premises if it is easily visible to a person entering those premises.