National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009

SCHEDULE 1 - NATIONAL CREDIT CODE  

Note:

See section 3 of the National Credit Act.

PART 11 - CONSUMER LEASES  

Division 2 - Form of and information to be included in consumer leases  

175   Copy of lease etc. for lessee  

175(1)    
A lessor must, within 14 days after entering into a consumer lease, give to the lessee a copy of the consumer lease, together with a statement in the form prescribed by the regulations explaining the rights and obligations of a lessee.

Criminal penalty: 50 penalty units.

175(2)    
Subsection (1) does not apply if the lessor has previously given the lessee a copy of the consumer lease to keep.

175(3)    
Subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.

Note:

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

175(4)    
Section 194 applies to this section as if references in that section to the credit provider were references to the lessor or a lease broker and as if references in that section to the debtor were references to the lessee.