National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009

SCHEDULE 1 - NATIONAL CREDIT CODE  

Note:

See section 3 of the National Credit Act.

PART 2 - CREDIT CONTRACTS  

Division 1 - Negotiating and making credit contracts  

22   Offence for noncompliance  

22(1)    
A credit provider must not:


(a) enter into a credit contract that contravenes a requirement of this Division; or


(b) otherwise contravene a requirement of this Division.

Criminal penalty: 100 penalty units.


22(2)    
Subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.

Note:

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


22(3)    


Subsection (1) does not apply to a contravention of a requirement of section 18B.



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