Western Australian Current Acts

MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS ACT 1973 - SECT 32B

32B.         Consignment agreements, requirements for

        (1)         A dealer shall not accept a vehicle under a consignment agreement unless the agreement —

            (a)         is in writing signed by the consignee, or his agent, and the consignor; and

            (b)         contains the prescribed particulars, terms and conditions.

        Penalty: $5 000.

        (2)         Subsection (1)(b) does not prevent a consignment agreement containing, or incorporating by reference, other terms and conditions so long as they are not inconsistent with, and do not limit or diminish, those that are prescribed.

        (3)         A dealer shall ensure that a copy of a consignment agreement is given to the consignor immediately after the agreement is signed by the parties to it.

        Penalty: $5 000.

        [Section 32B inserted: No. 4 of 2002 s. 57.]