Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

TRADE PRACTICES ACT 1974 - SECT 75AZE

             (1)  A corporation must not, in relation to employment that is to be, or may be, offered by the corporation or by another person, engage in conduct that is liable to mislead persons seeking the employment about the availability, nature, terms or conditions of, or any other matter relating to, the employment.

Penalty:  10,000 penalty units.

Note 1:       The penalty specified above is the maximum penalty that may be imposed on a corporation: subsection 4B(3) of the Crimes Act 1914 does not apply.

Note 2:       For the application of this offence to a person other than a corporation (and the corresponding penalty), see section 6.

             (2)  Subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.

Note 1:       Chapter 2 of the Criminal Code sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility.

Note 2:       For strict liability , see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .