Professional Standards Act 2005
36Notification of limitation of liability
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36 Notification of limitation of liability
(1) If the occupational liability of a person is limited in accordance with this Part, the person must ensure that all documents (other than business cards) given, or caused to be given, by the person to a client or prospective client that promote or advertise the person or the person's occupation, including official correspondence ordinarily used by the person in the performance of the person's occupation and similar documents, carry a statement indicating that the person's liability is so limited.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.
(2) The regulations may prescribe a form of statement for the purposes of this section.
(3) A person does not commit an offence against subsection (1) if the statement carried on the person's documents is in the prescribed form.
(4) If the occupational liability of a person is limited in accordance with this Part, the person must ensure that a copy of the scheme concerned is given, or caused to be given, to any client or prospective client who requests a copy.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.