Advertising—required information
11A Advertising—required information
A person commits an offence if—
the person publishes an advertisement for the lease of premises; and
the advertisement does not contain the required information.
Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.
Subsection (1) does not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse.
Note The defendant has an evidential burden in relation to the matters mentioned in s (2) (see Criminal Code, s 58).
An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.
In this section:
adaptable housing dwelling—see the Civil Law (Sale of Residential Property) Act 2003, dictionary.
required information means the following information:
if there is an existing energy efficiency rating of the habitable part of the premises—a statement of the energy efficiency rating;
if there is no existing energy efficiency rating of the habitable part of the premises—a statement to that effect;
if the premises are an adaptable housing dwelling—a statement that the premises are an adaptable housing dwelling;
if the premises are required to comply with the minimum housing standards—a statement about whether the premises comply;
if the premises are exempt from complying with a minimum housing standard—a statement that the premises are exempt;
anything else prescribed by regulation.
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