Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

AGENTS ACT 2003 - SECT 79

    (1)     An agent commits an offence if—

        (a)     the agent publishes an advertisement; and

        (b)     the advertisement contains a statement about the agent's business; and

        (c)     the agent publishes the advertisement knowing that, or being reckless about whether, the statement––

              (i)     is false or misleading; or

              (ii)     omits anything without which the statement is misleading.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.

    (2)     Subsection (1) (c) (i) does not apply if the statement is not false or misleading in a material particular.

    (3)     Subsection (1) (c) (ii) does not apply if the omission does not make the statement misleading in a material particular.