50Advertisements

#### 50 Advertisements (1) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person publishes or displays an advertisement or notice, or causes or permits an advertisement or notice to be published or displayed; and (b) the advertisement or notice is published or displayed (whether or not to the public): (i) in a newspaper or other publication; or (ii) by television or radio; or (iii) by display of notices, signs, labels, show cards or goods; or (iv) by distribution of samples, circulars, catalogues, price lists or other material; or (v) by exhibition of pictures, models or films; or (vi) in any other way; and (c) the advertisement indicates, or could reasonably be understood as indicating, an intention to do an act; and (d) that act would be unlawful under Part 4. Penalty: 10 penalty units. > Note: Complaints can be made to the Commission about conduct that is an offence under this subsection (see the definition of unlawful discrimination in subsection 3(1) of the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986, and section 46P of that Act). (2) Strict liability applies to paragraph (1)(c). > Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.