Victorian Consolidated Legislation

House Contracts Guarantee Act 1987 - SECT 27

False representations

27. False representations



(1) A person must not-

   (a)  represent that a person has a status under or for the purposes of this
        Act that the person does not have; or

   (b)  represent that a building has a status under or for the purposes of
        this Act that it does not have; or

   (c)  falsely represent that a guarantee of a particular type is in force
        under this Act; or

   (d)  make a false or misleading statement concerning the making of a claim
        to the VMIA under this Act.

Penalty: 100 penalty units.

(2) It is a defence to a prosecution of a person for an offence against
subsection (1) if the person proves that the person believed on reasonable
grounds that the representation was true or that the statement was not false
or misleading.



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