21No doubling-up of liabilities

21 No doubling-up of liabilities

(1) If—

(a) an act or omission is an offence against the Australian Consumer Law (Victoria) and is also an offence against an application law of another participating jurisdiction; and

(b) the offender has been punished for the offence under the application law of the other jurisdiction—

the offender is not liable to be punished for the offence against the Australian Consumer Law (Victoria).

(2) If a person has been ordered to pay a pecuniary penalty under the application law of another participating jurisdiction, the person is not liable to pay a pecuniary penalty under the Australian Consumer Law (Victoria) in respect of the same conduct.

Chapter 3—Contracts

Part 3.1—Implied conditions and warranties in certain contracts of supply

Division 1—Supply of goods or services

22 Limitation of liability in relation to supply of recreational services

(1) Subject to subsection (2), a term of a contract of supply of recreational services is not void under section 64 of the Australian Consumer Law (Victoria) by reason only that the term excludes, restricts or modifies, or has the effect of excluding, restricting or modifying—

(a) the application of any or all of the provisions of Subdivision B of Division 1 of Part 3-2 of the Australian Consumer Law (Victoria) to the supply of the recreational services under the contract; or

(b) the exercise of a right conferred by the provisions of Subdivision B of Division 1 of Part 3-2 of the Australian Consumer Law (Victoria) in relation to the supply of the recreational services under the contract; or

(c) any liability of the supplier for a failure to comply with a guarantee under that Subdivision in relation to the supply of the recreational services under the contract.

(2) Subsection (1) only applies if—

(a) the contract of supply of recreational services was entered into on or after 1 June 2004; and

(b) the exclusion, restriction or modification contained in the term is limited to liability for death or personal injury; and

(c) the term—

(i) contains the prescribed particulars (if any) and is in the prescribed form (if any); or

(ii) is specified, or is of a class of term specified, in an Order made under section 23; and

(d) if there is a prescribed form for the term, the supplier has not made a false or misleading statement as to a material particular in or in relation to the term; and

(e) the term was brought to the attention of the purchaser prior to the supply of the recreational services.