133False representations about the Designs Office

#### 133 False representations about the Designs Office (1) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person: (i) places, or allows to be placed, words on the building in which the person’s office or business is situated; or (ii) uses words when advertising the person’s office or business; or (iii) places words on a document, as a description of the person’s office or business; or (iv) otherwise uses words in connection with the person’s office or business; and (b) the words are “Office for registering designs”, or other words, that would lead a reasonable person to believe that the office or business is, or is officially connected with, the Designs Office; and (c) the person knows or is reckless as to whether the person’s office or business is, or is connected with, the Designs Office. Penalty: 30 penalty units. (2) Strict liability applies to paragraph (1)(b).