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WORKPLACE INJURY MANAGEMENT AND WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT 1998 - SECT 142

Regulation of advertising

142 Regulation of advertising

(cf former s 148L)

(1) The regulations may make provision for or with respect to regulating or prohibiting conduct by any person that relates to the marketing of services to be provided by a lawyer or agent in connection with claims for compensation under this Act or claims for work injury damages, including (without limitation) regulating or prohibiting any of the following--
(a) advertising by a lawyer or agent,
(b) advertising by any person for or on behalf of a lawyer or agent,
(c) advertising by any person in connection with the provision of those services,
(d) advertising by any person of services connected with injuries.
(2) A regulation may not be made under this section except with the concurrence of the Minister administering the Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 .
(3) Any such regulation can impose a penalty not exceeding 200 penalty units for any contravention of the regulations.
(4) The Minister may direct a person in writing not to engage in conduct described in the direction if the Minister is satisfied that--
(a) the conduct contravenes the regulations under this section, and
(b) the person has been engaged in conduct of that or a similar kind.
(5) A person who contravenes a direction under this section is guilty of an offence.
: Maximum penalty--200 penalty units.
(6) The Minister is not required, before giving a direction under this section, to notify the person to whom the direction is given or any other person who may be affected by the direction.
(7) A direction under this section may be amended or revoked by the Minister.



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