(1) Section 12DQ does not apply in relation to the sale of an add - on insurance product by a person if a product intervention order in force under Part 7.9A of the Corporations Act 2001 :
(a) covers that sale; and
(b) provides for a period during which the product must not be sold.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (1): see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code .
(2) Sections 12DR and 12DS do not apply in relation to:
(a) an offer to issue or sell; or
(b) a request or invitation to ask or apply for;
an add - on insurance product that would, if offered to a consumer, be covered by a product intervention order in force under Part 7.9A of the Corporations Act 2001 that provides for a period during which the product must not be sold to the consumer.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (2): see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code .