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Motor Dealers and Chattel Auctioneers Act 2014
sec.13Meaning of sale by auction
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### sec.13 Meaning of sale by auction
Generally, a sale by auction of a used motor vehicle or other goods under this Act means the sale of the vehicle or goods in any way commonly known and understood to be by auction.
However, the sale of a used motor vehicle or other goods by auction is not a sale by auction under this Act if—
the person selling the vehicle or goods by auction (the seller ) owns the vehicle or goods and is not selling the vehicle or goods for someone else; and
the auction is conducted, whether by the seller or another entity, wholly by 1 or more electronic communications.
In this section—
conducting , an auction, includes facilitating the conduct of the auction.
operating an online marketplace auction facility (for example, the facility known as eBay) that is available for a person to use to sell a used motor vehicle or other goods by auction
electronic communication see the Electronic Transactions (Queensland) Act 2001 , schedule 2 .
(sec.13-ssec.1) Generally, a sale by auction of a used motor vehicle or other goods under this Act means the sale of the vehicle or goods in any way commonly known and understood to be by auction.
(sec.13-ssec.2) However, the sale of a used motor vehicle or other goods by auction is not a sale by auction under this Act if— the person selling the vehicle or goods by auction (the seller ) owns the vehicle or goods and is not selling the vehicle or goods for someone else; and the auction is conducted, whether by the seller or another entity, wholly by 1 or more electronic communications.
(sec.13-ssec.3) In this section— conducting , an auction, includes facilitating the conduct of the auction. operating an online marketplace auction facility (for example, the facility known as eBay) that is available for a person to use to sell a used motor vehicle or other goods by auction electronic communication see the Electronic Transactions (Queensland) Act 2001 , schedule 2 .
- (a) the person selling the vehicle or goods by auction (the seller ) owns the vehicle or goods and is not selling the vehicle or goods for someone else; and
- (b) the auction is conducted, whether by the seller or another entity, wholly by 1 or more electronic communications.