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Competition and Consumer Act 2010
Sch 2 s 188Lay-by agreements must be in writing etc.
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188 Lay‑by agreements must be in writing etc.
(1) A supplier of goods who is a party to a lay‑by agreement commits an offence if:
(a) the agreement is not in writing; or
(b) a copy of the agreement is not given to the consumer to whom the goods are, or are to be, supplied.
Penalty:
(a) if the person is a body corporate—$30,000; or
(b) if the person is not a body corporate—$6,000.
(2) Subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.