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Motor Dealers and Chattel Auctioneers Act 2014
sec.210Chief executive may seek undertaking after contravention
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### sec.210 Chief executive may seek undertaking after contravention
If the chief executive believes on reasonable grounds a person has contravened or been involved in a contravention of this Act or a prescribed conduct provision, the chief executive may by written notice given to the person—
state the act or omission the chief executive believes is the contravention; and
ask the person to give the chief executive a written undertaking the person will not continue or repeat the act or omission.
The chief executive can not start an offence proceeding against the person for the contravention if—
the person gives the undertaking; and
for a contravention that is conduct consisting of a series of acts or omissions, the person stops the conduct; and
the person does not repeat the act or omission; and
the chief executive accepts the undertaking.
Subsection (2) does not apply if the chief executive withdraws the undertaking under section 212 .
(sec.210-ssec.1) If the chief executive believes on reasonable grounds a person has contravened or been involved in a contravention of this Act or a prescribed conduct provision, the chief executive may by written notice given to the person— state the act or omission the chief executive believes is the contravention; and ask the person to give the chief executive a written undertaking the person will not continue or repeat the act or omission.
(sec.210-ssec.2) The chief executive can not start an offence proceeding against the person for the contravention if— the person gives the undertaking; and for a contravention that is conduct consisting of a series of acts or omissions, the person stops the conduct; and the person does not repeat the act or omission; and the chief executive accepts the undertaking.
(sec.210-ssec.3) Subsection (2) does not apply if the chief executive withdraws the undertaking under section 212 .
- (a) state the act or omission the chief executive believes is the contravention; and
- (b) ask the person to give the chief executive a written undertaking the person will not continue or repeat the act or omission.
- (a) the person gives the undertaking; and
- (b) for a contravention that is conduct consisting of a series of acts or omissions, the person stops the conduct; and
- (c) the person does not repeat the act or omission; and
- (d) the chief executive accepts the undertaking.