CIVIL LAW (WRONGS) ACT 2002 - SECT 177 Misrepresentation in trade or commerce an offence
CIVIL LAW (WRONGS) ACT 2002 - SECT 177
Misrepresentation in trade or commerce an offence(1) A person must not make a misrepresentation, in the course of trade or commerce—
(a) to make or induce someone else to enter into a contract; or
(b) to make or induce someone else to pay an amount, or to transfer real or personal property, to the person or to someone else.
Maximum penalty: 200 penalty units
(2) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against this section that the person who made the representation believed on reasonable grounds that the representation was true.