Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsRequirement to give assessment if requested
(1) If the consumer requests the licensee for a copy of the preliminary assessment within 7 years of the date of the credit assistance quote under section 137, the licensee must give the consumer a written copy of the assessment:
(a) if the request is made within 2 years of the quote--before the end of 7 business days after the day the licensee receives the request; and
(b) otherwise--before the end of 21 business days after the day the licensee receives the request.
Note: The licensee is not required to give the consumer a copy of the preliminary assessment if the licensee does not provide credit assistance to the consumer.
Civil penalty: 5,000 penalty units.
Manner of giving assessment
(2) The licensee must give the consumer the copy of the assessment in the manner (if any) prescribed by the regulations.
No payment for assessment
(3) The licensee must not request or demand payment of an amount for giving the consumer a copy of the preliminary assessment.
Civil penalty: 5,000 penalty units.
Strict liability offence
(4) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person is subject to a requirement under subsection (1) or (3); and
(b) the person engages in conduct; and
(c) the conduct contravenes the requirement.
Criminal penalty: 50 penalty units.
(5) Subsection (4) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .