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Fair Trading Act 1989
sec.31Issuing infringement notice
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### sec.31 Issuing infringement notice
If the commissioner has reasonable grounds to believe that a person has contravened an infringement notice provision, the commissioner may issue an infringement notice to the person.
Each of the following is an infringement notice provision —
any of the following provisions of the Australian Consumer Law (Queensland)—
a provision of chapter 2 , part 2-2 ;
a provision of chapter 3 , part 3-1 (other than section 32 (1), 35 (1), 36 (1), (2) or (3), 40 or 43 );
section 66 (2);
a provision of chapter 3 , part 3-2 , division 2 (other than section 85 );
a provision of chapter 3 , part 3-2 , division 3 (other than s ection 96 (2));
section 99B (1) , 99C , 99D (1) , 99E or 99F (2) ;
section 100 (1) or (3), 101 (3) or (4), 102 (2) or 103 (2);
section 106 (1), (2), (3) or (5), 107 (1) or (2), 118 (1), (2), (3) or (5), 119 (1) or (2), 125 (4), 127 (1) or (2), 128 (2) or (6), 131 (1), 132 (1), 136 (1), (2) or (3) or 137 (1) or (2);
section 221 (1) or 222 (1);
an FTA consumer offence provision.
The commissioner must not issue more than 1 infringement notice to the person for the same alleged contravention of the infringement notice provision.
The infringement notice does not have any effect if the notice—
is issued more than 1 year after the day on which the contravention of the infringement notice provision is alleged to have occurred; or
relates to more than 1 alleged contravention of an infringement notice provision by the person.
s 31 prev s 31 om 2010 No. 54 s 17
pres s 31 ins 2010 No. 54 s 18
amd 2022 No. 28 s 26
(sec.31-ssec.1) If the commissioner has reasonable grounds to believe that a person has contravened an infringement notice provision, the commissioner may issue an infringement notice to the person.
(sec.31-ssec.2) Each of the following is an infringement notice provision — any of the following provisions of the Australian Consumer Law (Queensland)— a provision of chapter 2 , part 2-2 ; a provision of chapter 3 , part 3-1 (other than section 32 (1), 35 (1), 36 (1), (2) or (3), 40 or 43 ); section 66 (2); a provision of chapter 3 , part 3-2 , division 2 (other than section 85 ); a provision of chapter 3 , part 3-2 , division 3 (other than s ection 96 (2)); section 99B (1) , 99C , 99D (1) , 99E or 99F (2) ; section 100 (1) or (3), 101 (3) or (4), 102 (2) or 103 (2); section 106 (1), (2), (3) or (5), 107 (1) or (2), 118 (1), (2), (3) or (5), 119 (1) or (2), 125 (4), 127 (1) or (2), 128 (2) or (6), 131 (1), 132 (1), 136 (1), (2) or (3) or 137 (1) or (2); section 221 (1) or 222 (1); an FTA consumer offence provision.
(sec.31-ssec.3) The commissioner must not issue more than 1 infringement notice to the person for the same alleged contravention of the infringement notice provision.
(sec.31-ssec.4) The infringement notice does not have any effect if the notice— is issued more than 1 year after the day on which the contravention of the infringement notice provision is alleged to have occurred; or relates to more than 1 alleged contravention of an infringement notice provision by the person.
- (a) any of the following provisions of the Australian Consumer Law (Queensland)— (i) a provision of chapter 2 , part 2-2 ; (ii) a provision of chapter 3 , part 3-1 (other than section 32 (1), 35 (1), 36 (1), (2) or (3), 40 or 43 ); (iii) section 66 (2); (iv) a provision of chapter 3 , part 3-2 , division 2 (other than section 85 ); (v) a provision of chapter 3 , part 3-2 , division 3 (other than s ection 96 (2)); (vi) section 99B (1) , 99C , 99D (1) , 99E or 99F (2) ; (vii) section 100 (1) or (3), 101 (3) or (4), 102 (2) or 103 (2); (viii) section 106 (1), (2), (3) or (5), 107 (1) or (2), 118 (1), (2), (3) or (5), 119 (1) or (2), 125 (4), 127 (1) or (2), 128 (2) or (6), 131 (1), 132 (1), 136 (1), (2) or (3) or 137 (1) or (2); (ix) section 221 (1) or 222 (1);
- (i) a provision of chapter 2 , part 2-2 ;
- (ii) a provision of chapter 3 , part 3-1 (other than section 32 (1), 35 (1), 36 (1), (2) or (3), 40 or 43 );
- (iii) section 66 (2);
- (iv) a provision of chapter 3 , part 3-2 , division 2 (other than section 85 );
- (v) a provision of chapter 3 , part 3-2 , division 3 (other than s ection 96 (2));
- (vi) section 99B (1) , 99C , 99D (1) , 99E or 99F (2) ;
- (vii) section 100 (1) or (3), 101 (3) or (4), 102 (2) or 103 (2);
- (viii) section 106 (1), (2), (3) or (5), 107 (1) or (2), 118 (1), (2), (3) or (5), 119 (1) or (2), 125 (4), 127 (1) or (2), 128 (2) or (6), 131 (1), 132 (1), 136 (1), (2) or (3) or 137 (1) or (2);
- (ix) section 221 (1) or 222 (1);
- (b) an FTA consumer offence provision.
- (i) a provision of chapter 2 , part 2-2 ;
- (ii) a provision of chapter 3 , part 3-1 (other than section 32 (1), 35 (1), 36 (1), (2) or (3), 40 or 43 );
- (iii) section 66 (2);
- (iv) a provision of chapter 3 , part 3-2 , division 2 (other than section 85 );
- (v) a provision of chapter 3 , part 3-2 , division 3 (other than s ection 96 (2));
- (vi) section 99B (1) , 99C , 99D (1) , 99E or 99F (2) ;
- (vii) section 100 (1) or (3), 101 (3) or (4), 102 (2) or 103 (2);
- (viii) section 106 (1), (2), (3) or (5), 107 (1) or (2), 118 (1), (2), (3) or (5), 119 (1) or (2), 125 (4), 127 (1) or (2), 128 (2) or (6), 131 (1), 132 (1), 136 (1), (2) or (3) or 137 (1) or (2);
- (ix) section 221 (1) or 222 (1);
- (a) is issued more than 1 year after the day on which the contravention of the infringement notice provision is alleged to have occurred; or
- (b) relates to more than 1 alleged contravention of an infringement notice provision by the person.