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Contracts Review Act 1980
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#### 18 Offence
18 Offence
> > (1) Where a person submits a document—
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> > > (a) that is intended to constitute a written contract,
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> > > (b) that has been prepared or procured by the person or on the person’s behalf, and
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> > > (c) that includes a provision that purports to exclude, restrict or modify the application of this Act to the document,
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> > to another person for signature by that other person, the person submitting the document is guilty of an offence and liable to a penalty not exceeding 20 penalty units.
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> > (2) Proceedings for an offence against subsection (1) shall be disposed of summarily before the Local Court and may be commenced at any time within 2 years after the offence was committed.
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> **s 18:** Am 1993 No 47, Sch 1; 1999 No 31, Sch 4.16; 2001 No 121, Sch 2.60; 2007 No 94, Sch 2.