Competition and Consumer Act 2010
58FZLPublic warning notices
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58FZL Public warning notices
Suspected contraventions of a provision of the SPF principles
(1) The SPF general regulator may issue to the public a written notice containing a warning about the conduct of a person if the SPF general regulator:
(a) reasonably suspects that the person’s conduct may constitute a contravention of a specified provision of the SPF principles; and
(b) is satisfied that one or more persons has suffered, or is likely to suffer, detriment as a result of the conduct; and
(c) is satisfied that it is in the public interest to issue the notice.
Suspected contraventions of a provision of an SPF code
(2) The SPF sector regulator for a regulated sector may issue to the public a written notice containing a warning about the conduct of a person if the SPF sector regulator:
(a) reasonably suspects that the person’s conduct may constitute a contravention of a specified provision of the SPF code for the sector; and
(b) is satisfied that one or more persons has suffered, or is likely to suffer, detriment as a result of the conduct; and
(c) is satisfied that it is in the public interest to issue the notice.
Related matters
(3) An SPF regulator that issues a notice under subsection (1) or (2) must publish the notice on the SPF regulator’s website.
(4) A notice under subsection (1) or (2) is not a legislative instrument.