Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

SALE OF MOTOR VEHICLES ACT 1977 - SECT 79

    (1)     A licensed dealer shall not cause or permit to be published an advertisement relating to, or in connection with, the business carried on under that licence unless the dealer specifies in the advertisement—

        (a)     that the dealer is a licensed dealer; and

        (b)     the address of the place or 1 of the places where the dealer carries on business.

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.

    (2)     A licensed dealer shall not, in an advertisement that the dealer causes or permits to be published in relation to, or in connection with, the business of the dealer, make any statement that is false or misleading.

Maximum penalty: 30 penalty units.

    (3)     A licensed dealer shall not in an advertisement that the dealer causes or permits to be published in relation to, or in connection with, the sale of second-hand vehicles—

        (a)     convey any information in relation to a motor vehicle that the dealer offers for sale that is inconsistent with information relating to that vehicle contained in the dealer's dealings register or in the notice attached to the vehicle under section 20; or

        (b)     refer to or describe a motor vehicle unless the vehicle is identified by its registered number or, if the vehicle has no registered number, by its engine number; or

        (c)     specify the deposit payable on, or periodical payments payable in relation to, a motor vehicle unless the cash price in relation to the vehicle is also specified.

Maximum penalty: 30 penalty units.

    (4)     A licensed dealer shall include in each advertisement that the dealer causes or permits to be published in relation to, or in connection with, the business of the dealer the number of the licence or licences held by the dealer.

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.