Price Exploitation Prevention Act 1949
28Statements that prices approved by Controller prohibited
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28 Statements that prices approved by Controller prohibited without Controller's approval (1) Subject to subsection (2), a person shall not: (a) publish, print, circulate, announce (by way of broadcast by wireless transmission) or make public in any other manner whatsoever, or cause to be published, printed, circulated, announced (by way of broadcast by wireless transmission) or made public in any other manner whatsoever, any notification relating to any goods or service; or (b) sell or offer for sale any goods having affixed thereto or associated therewith any label, brand or other mark,
Price Exploitation Prevention Act 23 containing words stating or implying that any specified price or rate with respect to any such goods or service has been approved by the Controller. Maximum penalty: If the offender is a natural person – 100 penalty units. If the offender is a body corporate – 500 penalty units. (2) A person may, with the approval of the Controller, include in any such notification a statement in such form as is approved by the Controller, including an approval number allotted by the Controller to the particular approval, stating that a price or rate specified therein has been approved by the Controller. 29 Sale of goods subject to condition A person shall not, unless the consent in writing of the Controller has first been obtained, sell or offer for sale any declared goods, or supply or offer to supply any declared service, subject to a condition requiring the buying of any other goods or the supply of any other services, whether declared or not declared. Maximum penalty: If the offender is a natural person – 100 penalty units. If the offender is a body corporate – 500 penalty units.