Motor Vehicle Sales Act 2003

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Penalties

116 Penalty for infringement offences

(1)

A person convicted of an infringement offence under any of the provisions listed in subsection (2) is liable to a fine not exceeding $2,000.

(2)

The provisions are—

(a)

section 102 (which relates to failing to take reasonable steps to ensure that a motor vehicle trader complies with section 14(2)):

(b)

section 105(1)(a) (which relates to entering any false information into a record of contracts for sale):

(c)

section 105(1)(b) (which relates to falsifying any matter recorded in a record of contracts for sale):

(d)

section 105(1)(c) (which relates to failing to comply with the other requirements of section 21):

(e)

section 106 (which relates to failing to produce a certificate of registration, or a copy of the certificate, when requested to do so):

(f)

section 108 (which relates to failing to notify the Registrar of any change in circumstances):

(fa)

section 108A (which relates to failing to notify the Registrar when a new person is concerned in the management of a company):

(g)

section 109(1)(a) (which relates to resisting or obstructing an inspection by the Registrar or any person authorised by the Registrar):

(h)

section 109(1)(b) (which relates to failing to comply with any requirement made by the Registrar, or a person authorised by the Registrar, during an inspection):

(i)

section 109(1)(c) (which relates to giving false or misleading information to the Registrar, or any person authorised by the Registrar, during an inspection):

(j)

section 110 (which relates to resisting or obstructing any person executing, or assisting in the execution of, a search warrant).

Section 116(2)(a): amended, on 1 October 2010, by section 22(1) of the Motor Vehicle Sales Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 112).

Section 116(2)(fa): inserted, on 1 October 2010, by section 22(2) of the Motor Vehicle Sales Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 112).