Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Motor Car Traders Act 1986 - SECT 36

Consignment selling prohibited

36. Consignment selling prohibited



(1) In this section sell a motor car by consignment means to sell, exchange or
otherwise dispose of a motor car, or any interest in a motor car, as an agent
for a person who is not a licensed motor car trader or a special trader.

(2) A motor car trader must not-

   (a)  sell a motor car by consignment, or offer to sell a motor car by
        consignment; or

   (b)  have a motor car in her, his or its possession for the purpose of
        selling it by consignment.

Penalty: 100 penalty units.

(3) On finding a motor car trader guilty of an offence against this section,
in addition to any other penalty a court may impose, the court may order the
motor car trader to pay the person on whose behalf the motor car was sold all
of the proceeds of the sale by consignment.

(4) This section does not apply to sales at public auction.