Victorian Consolidated Regulations

AUSTRALIAN CONSUMER LAW AND FAIR TRADING REGULATIONS 2022 - SCHEDULE 3

Schedule 3—Embargo notice

Regulation 9

EMBARGO NOTICE

Australian Consumer Law and Fair Trading Act 2012
Section 162(3)

    1.     The thing described below has been embargoed under section 162 of the Australian Consumer Law and Fair Trading Act 2012 .

    2.     Section 162(4) provides that a person who knows that an embargo notice relates to a thing and—

        (a)     sells; or

        (b)     leases; or

        (c)     without the written consent of the inspector who issued the embargo notice, moves; or

        (d)     transfers; or

        (e)     otherwise deals with—

the thing or any part of the thing commits an offence.

The maximum penalty for the offence is 60 penalty units.

    3.     Section 162(5) provides that it is a defence to a prosecution for such an offence to prove that the thing or part of the thing was moved for the purpose of protecting and preserving it.

    4.     Section 162(6) provides that despite anything in any other Act, a sale, lease, transfer or other dealing with a thing in contravention of section 162 is void.

    5.     Description of embargoed thing—

    6.     A copy of this notice has been—

□     served on (insert name of occupier)

□     affixed to thing described above.

Signature of inspector:

Name of inspector:

Telephone number:

Date:

Time:

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