Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) For the purposes
of this Act, and without limiting the generality of section 12, a
statement shall be taken to be a false representation if —
(a) it
is false, or deceives, or if it or any information thereby provided is
materially inaccurate and that statement is intended or is apparently
intended —
(i)
to promote the supply of any goods or services or the
disposal of any interest in land;
(ii)
to induce any other person to make use, on payment of a
price, of any goods or services or interest in land; or
(iii)
to relate to any business activity or employment referred
to in an advertisement containing that statement;
or
(b) it
specifies an amount payable as portion of the price for any goods or services
offered for supply or an interest in land offered for disposal in the
statement but does not specify —
(i)
the total price for which the goods, services or interest
in land may be obtained for cash; and
(ii)
where the price is payable by
instalments —
(A) any deposit payable; and
(B) the amount of each instalment, when it
is payable, and the total period over which the instalments will be payable.
(2) For the purposes
of this Act, materially inaccurate , in relation to any information,
means —
(a)
inaccurate; or
(b)
misleading or likely to mislead,
in a material respect
and to a material degree by reason of anything contained or omitted from the
statement.