Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

FAIR TRADING ACT 1992 (NO. 72 OF 1992) - SECT 15

15. (1) A person shall not, in trade or commerce, in connection with the sale or grant, or the possible sale or grant, of an interest in land or in connection with the promotion by any means of the sale or grant of an interest in land—

        (a)     represent that the person has a sponsorship, approval or affiliation he or she does not have;

        (b)     make a false or misleading representation concerning—

              (i)     the nature of the interest in the land;

              (ii)     the price payable for the land;

              (iii)     the location of the land;

              (iv)     the characteristics of the land;

              (v)     the use to which the land is capable of being put or may lawfully be put; or

              (vi)     the existence or availability of facilities associated with the land; or

        (c)     offer gifts, prizes or other free items with the intention of not providing them or of not providing them as offered.

(2) A person shall not use physical force or undue harassment or coercion in connection with the sale or grant, or the possible sale or grant, of an interest in land or the payment for an interest in land.

(3) Nothing in this section shall be taken as implying that other provisions of this Part do not apply in relation to the supply or acquisition, or the possible supply or acquisition, of interests in land.