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QUEENSLAND BUILDING SERVICES AUTHORITY ACT 1991 - SECT 67Y

67Y Protection of expressions associated with statutory insurance scheme

(1) A person must not use a declared expression in connection with selling the right to participate in any warranty or insurance scheme unless--

(a) the scheme is that to which this Act relates; and
(b) that person does so on behalf of the authority.

(2) A person must not--

(a) use any variation of a declared expression; or
(b) use any word (either alone or in conjunction with any other word) similar in sight or sound to a declared expression;

in connection with selling the right to participate in any insurance or warranty scheme, being, in either case, a use likely to afford reasonable grounds for believing the scheme is or is associated with the scheme to which this Act relates, unless--

(c) the scheme in question is one to which this Act relates; and
(d) that person does so on behalf of the authority.

(3) A person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence against this Act.

Maximum penalty--100 penalty units.

(4) In this section--

declared expression means--

(a) the Queensland Home Warranty Scheme; or
(b) if another name is prescribed by regulation under section 67X, that other name.


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