29Advertising

29 Advertising

(1)  A licensed motor vehicle trader must not make a claim or give a description in an advertisement in relation to a motor vehicle knowing or believing that the claim or description is or may be false or misleading.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 1 000 penalty units; or

(b) an individual, a fine not exceeding 200 penalty units.

(2)  A licensed motor vehicle trader must not advertise –

(a) that a method of financing the purchase of a motor vehicle is available if that method is not permitted by law; or

(b) a discounted price, or saving on the cash price, of a motor vehicle unless the advertisement contains a statement of the price of the motor vehicle without the discount or saving; or

(c) that a motor vehicle is available for sale or exchange if the vehicle is not so available; or

(d) an undertaking in relation to a motor vehicle as a warranty if the undertaking is not a warranty; or

(e) fuel consumption information in respect of a particular model of motor vehicle that is for sale or exchange unless –

(i) that information is drawn from the Australian Fuel Consumption Guide; and

(ii) the source of the information is specified in the advertisement.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 1 000 penalty units; or

(b) an individual, a fine not exceeding 200 penalty units.

(3)  A licensed motor vehicle trader must not make a claim in an advertisement which compares motor vehicles from different manufacturers unless the source of the information is specified in the advertisement.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 1 000 penalty units; or

(b) an individual, a fine not exceeding 200 penalty units.