Competition and Consumer Act 2010
Sch 2 s 99FCertain terms and conditions of gift card void
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99F Certain terms and conditions of gift card void
(1) A term or condition (however described) of a gift card is void if it has the effect of, or purports to have the effect of:
(a) allowing or requiring the payment of a post‑supply fee in relation to the gift card; or
(b) reducing the period that the gift card ceases to be redeemable to a period that ends earlier than 3 years after the day the gift card is supplied to a consumer.
(2) The supplier of a gift card must ensure that the terms or conditions (however described) of the gift card do not include, or purport to include, a term or condition that is, or would be, void because of subsection (1).
Note: A pecuniary penalty may be imposed for a contravention of this subsection.
(3) This section does not affect a person’s liability for an alleged contravention of:
(a) section 99B(1); or
(b) section 99C; or
(c) section 99D(1); or
(d) section 99E; or
(e) section 191A; or
(f) section 191B; or
(g) section 191C; or
(h) section 191D.