48Authorised officer may give directions

48 Authorised officer may give directions

(1)  As the result of or during an inspection for the purposes of this Act, in addition to exercising powers under the Consumer Affairs Act 1988 an authorised officer may give written directions to a licensed motor vehicle trader.

(2)  Without limiting the directions that may be given under subsection (1) , those directions may include directions requiring a licensed motor vehicle trader to take any action or measures to ensure that the licensed motor vehicle trader is not in, or does not continue to be in, contravention of this Act.

(3)  A licensed motor vehicle trader given a direction under subsection (1) must comply with the direction.

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.

(4)  On convicting a person, or finding a person guilty, of an offence under subsection (3) , the court, in addition to imposing a penalty under that subsection, may order that person to comply with the direction in respect of which the offence was committed.