National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009

CHAPTER 2 - LICENSING OF PERSONS WHO ENGAGE IN CREDIT ACTIVITIES  

PART 2-2 - AUSTRALIAN CREDIT LICENCES  

Division 5 - Obligations of licensees  

Subdivision D - Miscellaneous  

SECTION 52   OBLIGATION TO CITE AUSTRALIAN CREDIT LICENCE NUMBER  
When this section applies

52(1)    
This section applies on or after the day that is 2 years after the day section 3 commences.

Requirement to include licence number in documents

52(2)    
Whenever a licensee identifies itself in a document of a kind prescribed by the regulations, the licensee must:

(a) include in the document the licensee ' s Australian credit licence number; and

(b) identify in the document that the number is the licensee ' s Australian credit licence number.

Civil penalty: 5,000 penalty units.

Strict liability offence

52(3)    

A person commits an offence if:

(a) the person is subject to a requirement under subsection (2) to include and identify its Australian credit licence number in a document; and

(b) the person engages in conduct; and

(c) the conduct contravenes the requirement.

Criminal penalty: 20 penalty units.

52(4)    
Subsection (3) is an offence of strict liability.

Note:

For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .