Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) The Registrar may
accept a written undertaking given by a person in connection with a matter
relating to a contravention of this Act or where the Registrar has reasonable
grounds to believe there may be a contravention of this Act.
(2) Without limiting
subsection (1), the Registrar may accept a written undertaking given by the
person that the person will do either or both of the following —
(a)
refrain from conduct that constitutes a contravention of this Act;
(b) take
action to prevent or remedy a contravention of this Act.
(3) The person may
withdraw or vary an undertaking at any time, if the person has first obtained
the consent of the Registrar.
(4) The consent of the
Registrar is required for the purposes of subsection (3) even if the
undertaking purports to authorise a withdrawal or variation of the undertaking
without that consent.
(5) If the Registrar
accepts an undertaking given by a person, the Registrar must not proceed
against the person in respect of the conduct specified in the undertaking,
unless it appears to the Registrar that the person has contravened the
undertaking.
(6) Subsection (5)
does not apply to an application by the Registrar for an order under
section 481C.
[Section 481A inserted: No. 7 of 2016 s. 177.]