Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

FAIR TRADING (MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR INDUSTRY) ACT 2010 (NO. 16 OF 2010) - SECT 8

    (1)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person carries on business as a motor vehicle repairer; and

        (b)     either—

              (i)     the person does not hold a licence; or

              (ii)     if the person is a partner in a partnership that carries on the business—no partner in the partnership holds a licence.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

    (2)     A person commits an offence if the person—

        (a)     carries on business as a motor vehicle repairer at premises; and

        (b)     either—

              (i)     does not hold a licence authorising the person to carry on business as a motor vehicle repairer at the premises; or

              (ii)     if the person is a partner in a partnership that carries on the business—no partner in the partnership holds a licence authorising the person to carry on business as a motor vehicle repairer at the premises.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

    (3)     An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.