Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Fair Trading Act 1999 - SECT 16

Offering gifts and prizes

16. Offering gifts and prizes



A person who, in trade or commerce, in connection with the supply or possible
supply of goods or services or in connection with the promotion by any means
of the supply or use of goods or services, offers any gift, prize or other
free item and-

   (a)  intends either not to provide the gift, prize or other item, or to
        provide a gift, prize or item which is not in accordance with the
        offer; or

   (b)  does not within a reasonable time from the making of the offer provide
        a gift, prize or item which is in accordance with the offer-

is guilty of an offence and liable to a penalty of not more than-

   (c)  600 penalty units, in the case of a natural person; or

   (d)  1200 penalty units, in the case of a body corporate.