South Australian Consolidated Acts

HOUSING IMPROVEMENT ACT 1940 - SECT 61B

61B—Offence in connection with sale of substandard house

Where—

            (a)         there is in force a declaration that any house is substandard for the purposes of this Part; or

            (b)         notice has pursuant to subsection (1) of section 52 of this Act been served on the owner of any house stating that the housing authority intends to declare the house to be substandard for the purposes of this Part and such notice has not been withdrawn by the housing authority,

any person who publishes or causes to be published any statement which—

                  (i)         is intended by such person or by any other person or apparently intended by such person or by any other person to promote the sale or disposal of the house; and

                  (ii)         does not contain a clear reference to such declaration or to the service of such notice, as the case may require,

shall be guilty of an offence against this Act punishable upon conviction by a penalty not exceeding two hundred dollars for a first offence and four hundred dollars for any subsequent offence.