20Advertising of charges—the Act, s 186(2)(h)

20 Advertising of charges—the Act, s 186(2)(h)

20 Advertising of charges—the Act, s 186(2)(h)

(1) If dealer’s charges or statutory charges are payable in relation to a motor vehicle, a motor dealer must not publish an advertisement specifying an amount as the purchase price of the motor vehicle unless the advertisement also specifies—

(a) the additional amount payable for dealer’s charges, and

(b) that an additional amount will be payable for statutory charges.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the advertisement of a second-hand motor vehicle.

(3) Subsection (1)(a) does not apply to—

(a) an advertisement published by the holder of a motor dealer’s licence who only deals in motor vehicles on a wholesale basis, or

(b) a group advertisement that refers specifically or generally to more than one dealer.

(4) For subsection (1)(b)—

(a) the additional amount payable for statutory charges does not need to be specified in the advertisement, and

(b) the additional amount must be described as “statutory charges” or “government charges”, and

(c) the additional amount must not be described—

(i) as “on-road costs”, or

(ii) by using another similar expression.

(5) In this section—

dealer’s charges, in relation to a motor vehicle advertised for sale by a motor dealer, means an amount that is payable to the dealer by a purchaser before or on the vehicle’s delivery by the dealer, other than—

(a) the amount of the purchase price of the vehicle, or

(b) statutory charges relating to the vehicle.

statutory charges, in relation to a motor vehicle, means—

(a) a tax or fee payable on registration, or renewal of registration, of the vehicle, or

(b) a duty charged on the certificate of registration of the vehicle, or

(c) a premium payable for a policy of insurance issued, or considered to have been issued, under the for the vehicle.