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Fair Trading Act 2010
Part 7Criminal and civil proceedings
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Part 7 — Criminal and civil proceedings
90. Term used: person involved in a contravention of a provision of this Act 80
Division 2 — Criminal proceedings
91. Time limit for commencing proceedings 80
92. Who may institute criminal proceedings 80
93. Court of summary jurisdiction to be constituted by magistrate 81
94. Courts’ other powers in criminal proceedings 81
94A. Liability of officers for offence by body corporate 82
95. Vicarious liability of employers, principals and other persons 84
96. Defence: reasonable mistake of fact 85
97. Defences: accident, act or default of another etc. 86
98. Defence: publication of advertisements in ordinary course of business 87
Division 3 — Civil proceedings
99. Injunctions to prevent or stop contraventions of Act 87
100. Injunctions to prevent etc. other contraventions 88
101. Injunctions, general provisions about 89
102. Interim injunctions 89
103. Final injunction may be granted if parties consent 90
104. Injunction may be rescinded or varied 90
105. Supreme and District Courts’ other powers in Part 7 proceedings 90
106. Supreme and District Courts’ powers to prohibit payments, transfers of property etc. 93
107. Contravening s. 106 order, offence 96
108. Findings of fact or admissions in certain proceedings to be evidence in others 96
Division 4 — Further provisions relating to proceedings
109. State of mind of person, meaning of in s. 110 and 111 97
110. State of mind and conduct of body corporate, establishing 97
111. State of mind and conduct of principal (not a body corporate), establishing 98