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 8 - Repossession, termination and enforcement of consumer leases  

Subdivision E - Enforcement procedures for goods hired under a consumer lease  

179M   Information as to location of goods hired under a consumer lease  

179M(1)    
A lessor may, by written notice to a lessee, require the lessee to inform the lessor, within 7 days after the day the notice is given to the lessee, where the goods hired under the consumer lease are and, if the goods are not in the lessee ' s possession, to give the lessor all information in the lessee ' s possession that might assist the lessor to trace the goods.

179M(2)    
A lessee who contravenes a notice under this section commits an offence.

Criminal penalty: 50 penalty units.

179M(3)    
Subsection (2) is an offence of strict liability.

Note:

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