Disability Service Safeguards Act 2018
267Advertising offences
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267 Advertising offences
(1) A person must not advertise a disability service to be provided by a person to whom an interim prohibition order or a prohibition order applies unless the advertisement states that the person
is subject to an interim prohibition order or a prohibition order, as the case requires.
(2) A person must not advertise a disability service to be provided by a registered disability worker in a way that—
(a) is false, misleading or deceptive or is likely to be misleading or deceptive; or
(b) offers a gift, discount or other inducement to attract a person to use the service, unless the advertisement also states the terms and conditions of the offer; or
(c) uses testimonials or purported testimonials about the service or business; or
(d) creates an unreasonable expectation of beneficial treatment; or
(e) directly or indirectly encourages the indiscriminate or unnecessary use of disability services.
(3) A person does not commit an offence against this section merely because the person, as part of the person's business, prints or publishes an advertisement for another person.
(4) In a proceeding for an offence against this section, a court may have regard to a registration standard, code or guideline approved by the Board about the advertising of disability services.