AustLII Tasmanian Consolidated Acts

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CONSUMER AFFAIRS ACT 1988 - SECT 19

19. Name of Committee or Office not to be used in advertisements

      (1) A person shall not, without the written consent of the chairperson or the Director, as the case may require, make or cause to be made any representation in any visual or aural form, either specifically or by implication, to the effect that–

(a) any goods or services supplied by any person have the approval of the Committee, the Director, or the Office; or

(b) any activity carried on by any person has the approval of, or is conducted with the co-operation or assistance of, the Committee, the Director, or the Office.

Penalty:

Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 9 months, or both.

      (2) Where a person's name appears in relation to a representation referred to in subsection (1), that person shall be deemed for the purposes of this section to have caused the representation to be made unless it is shown that the representation was made without his knowledge or connivance.



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