Employment Agents Act 1976

A person who knowingly makes or publishes or causes to be made or published in the course of business as an employment agent any representation or statement which he knows or reasonably ought to know —

is false or misleading in a material particular; or

is likely to deceive or mislead a person in a material way,

If in a proceeding against any person for making or publishing or causing to be made or published any representation or statement in contravention of this section it is proved that the representation or statement was in contravention of this section when made or published, that person shall be deemed to have had knowledge that the representation or statement contravened this section unless he proves —

that he took all reasonable precautions against committing the contravention; and

that at the time of making or publishing the representation or statement he had reasonable grounds to believe and did believe that the representation or statement did not contravene this section when so made or published and that he had no reason to suspect otherwise.

Any employment agent who induces a person to enter into any engagement by any statement or representation made or published in contravention of subsection (1) commits an offence.

Any employment agent who untruthfully and wilfully publishes, advertises, or otherwise represents or holds himself out as being authorised by any person or body of persons, whether corporate or unincorporate, to act in or promote the engagement of any person or class of persons for any employment commits an offence.