142Regulation of advertising

142 Regulation of advertising

142 Regulation of advertising

(cf former s 148L)

(1) The regulations may make provision for or with respect to regulating or prohibiting conduct by any person that relates to the marketing of services to be provided by a lawyer or agent in connection with claims for compensation under this Act or claims for work injury damages, including (without limitation) regulating or prohibiting any of the following—

(a) advertising by a lawyer or agent,

(b) advertising by any person for or on behalf of a lawyer or agent,

(c) advertising by any person in connection with the provision of those services,

(d) advertising by any person of services connected with injuries.

(2) A regulation may not be made under this section except with the concurrence of the Minister administering the Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014.

(3) Any such regulation can impose a penalty not exceeding 200 penalty units for any contravention of the regulations.

(4) The Minister may direct a person in writing not to engage in conduct described in the direction if the Minister is satisfied that—

(a) the conduct contravenes the regulations under this section, and

(b) the person has been engaged in conduct of that or a similar kind.

(5) A person who contravenes a direction under this section is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.

(6) The Minister is not required, before giving a direction under this section, to notify the person to whom the direction is given or any other person who may be affected by the direction.

(7) A direction under this section may be amended or revoked by the Minister.

s 142: Am 2003 No 29, Sch 2 [2]; 2003 No 98, Sch 2 [1] [2]; 2005 No 113, Sch 3.1 [7]; 2015 No 7, Sch 2.46 [2].