Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

LAY-BY SALES AGREEMENTS ACT 1963 - SECT 8

    (1)     A provision of a lay-by sale agreement by which—

        (a)     the right given to the buyer by this Act to determine a
lay-by sale agreement is excluded or restricted or a liability in addition to the liability imposed by this Act is imposed on the buyer because of the termination of a lay-by sale agreement; or

        (b)     the buyer is, after the determination of the lay-by sale agreement, subject to a liability that exceeds the liability to that he or she would have been subject if the lay-by sale agreement had been determined by him or her under this Act; or

        (c)     a person acting on behalf of the seller in connection with the formation or conclusion of any lay-by sale agreement is treated as, or deemed to be, the agent of the buyer; or

        (d)     the seller is relieved from liability for the acts or defaults of any person acting on his or her behalf in connection with the formation or conclusion of a lay-by sale agreement;

is void.

    (2)     In this section:

"lay-by sale agreement" includes an agreement supplementary to, or collateral with, a lay-by sale agreement.