Compliance with recall notices
38 Compliance with recall notices
A person contravenes this subsection if:
a recall notice for road vehicles or approved road vehicle components is in force; and
the notice requires the person to do one or more things; and
the person refuses or fails to comply with the notice.
A person contravenes this subsection if:
a recall notice for road vehicles or approved road vehicle components is in force; and
the person, in trade or commerce:
if the notice identifies a defect in, or a dangerous characteristic of, the vehicles or components—supplies vehicles or components of the kind to which the notice relates which contain that defect or have that characteristic; or
in any other case—supplies vehicles or components of the kind to which the notice relates.
Strict liability offence
A person commits an offence of strict liability if the person contravenes subsection (1) or (2).
Penalty:
if the person is a body corporate—5,250 penalty units; or
if the person is not a body corporate—1,050 penalty units.
Civil penalty provision
A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (1) or (2).
Civil penalty:
if the person is a body corporate—5,250 penalty units; or
if the person is not a body corporate—1,050 penalty units.
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