Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) Any obligation
imposed by or under section 23V on any person not to supply any goods or
component part is a duty which is owed by him to any other person who may be
affected by the contravention of or non-compliance with the requirement in
question, and, subject to the defences and other incidents applying to actions
for breach of statutory duty, a breach of that duty is actionable.
(2) Any person who
contravenes section 23V commits an offence against this Act.
Penalty: $5 000.
(3) It shall be a
sufficient defence to a prosecution for an offence under this section by
reason of a contravention of or failure to comply with any requirement imposed
under section 23V in relation to the goods or component part in question
if the person charged proves that he had reasonable cause to believe that all
such requirements were satisfied.
[Section 23W inserted by No. 90 of 1978
s. 7.]
[Heading inserted by No. 90 of 1978
s. 7.]