162Sale price partly recoverable in case of certain offences

162 Sale price partly recoverable in case of certain offences (1) Where a person has been found guilty of an offence: (a) consisting of a contravention of section 151 of the Australian Consumer Law (NT) committed by falsely stating the year in which a motor vehicle was manufactured or first registered, or the model designation of the vehicle; or (b) against section 161; a person who purchased the motor vehicle in respect of which the offence was committed relying on the statement or, in the case of an offence against section 161, on the reading on the odometer of the vehicle at the time of the purchase may apply to the Commissioner for an order under subsection (2). (2) Where on an application under subsection (1) the Commissioner is satisfied that the sale price of the vehicle exceeded its fair value at the time of the sale, the Commissioner shall order the person found guilty of the offence to pay the amount of the excess to the purchaser. (3) An order of the Commissioner under subsection (2) is enforceable as if it were an order for the payment of money made by the Local Court.

Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading Act 1990 74