Queensland Numbered Acts

PROPERTY AGENTS AND MOTOR DEALERS AND OTHER ACTS AMENDMENT ACT 2006 No. 10 - SECT 59

Chapter 9, part 2, division 1, after section 283--

insert--

'(1) A motor dealer who is performing an activity the motor dealer is authorised under section 279(1) to perform in relation to a used motor vehicle is taken to be performing the activities of a motor dealer whether or not--

(a) the motor dealer is the registered operator, as defined under the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995, of the motor vehicle; or

(b) the motor dealer or the motor dealer's associate used the motor vehicle for private purposes.

'(2) The motor dealer must disclose to a potential buyer or seller of a vehicle that the licensee is a licensed motor dealer.

Maximum penalty--400 penalty units.

'(3) Also, if a person agrees to purchase a motor vehicle from, or sell a motor vehicle to, the motor dealer, the person must sign a written acknowledgement stating the motor dealer disclosed to the person that the licensee is a licensed motor dealer.'.