Offences
- Misleading or deceptive conduct
- False or misleading representations
- False or misleading representations in relation to financial products that involve interests in land
- Cash price to be stated in certain circumstances
- Offering rebates, gifts, prizes etc
- Certain misleading conduct in relation to financial services
- Bait advertising
- Referral selling
- Accepting payment without intending or being able to supply as ordered
- Pyramid selling of financial products
- Unsolicited credit cards and debit cards
- Assertion of right to payment for unsolicited financial services etc.
- Assertion of right to payment for unauthorised advertisements
- Power of Court to prohibit payment or transfer of money or other property
- Examination to take place in private
- Examinee’s lawyer may attend
- Record of examination
- Giving to other persons copies of record
- Copies given subject to conditions
- ASIC may inspect books without charge
- Notice to produce books about affairs of body corporate or registered scheme
- Notice to auditors concerning information and books
- Notice to registered liquidators concerning information and books
- Notice to produce books about financial products
- Notice to produce books about financial services
- Notice to produce documents in person’s possession
- ASIC may authorise persons to require production of books, giving of information etc.
- Powers where books produced or seized
- Powers where books not produced
- Power to require person to identify property of body corporate
- ASIC may give copy of book relating to registered scheme to another person
- ASIC may give information and books in relation to Chapter 5 bodies corporate
- Acquisitions and disposals of financial products
- Acquisitions and disposals of trust property by trustee companies
- Exercise of certain powers of ASIC in relation to financial products
- Exercise of certain powers of ASIC in relation to trust property acquired or disposed of by trustee company
- Disclosures to take place in private
- Lawyer of person making disclosure may attend
- ASIC may cause prosecution to be begun
- Who may be present when hearing takes place in private
- Power to summon witnesses and take evidence
- Contempt of ASIC
- Concealing books relevant to investigation
- Legal professional privilege
- Notification of interests to ASIC
- Confidentiality
- Power to summon witnesses and take evidence
- False evidence
- Contempt of Panel
- Hearings
- Hearings
- Contempt of Disciplinary Board
- Financial Reporting Council’s information gathering powers
- Offences committed partly in and partly out of the jurisdiction
- S.12GB Offences against Subdivision D (Unconscionable conduct and consumer protection in relation to financial services)
- S.12GBCG Civil proceedings after criminal proceedings
- S.12GC Enforcement and recovery of certain fines against Subdivision D (Unconscionable conduct and consumer protection in relation to financial services)
- S.12GI Defences (Unconscionable conduct and consumer protection in relation to financial services)
- 12GLB ASIC Act Punitive orders requiring adverse publicity (Unconscionable conduct and consumer protection in relation to financial services)
- Part 3B Australian Securities and Investments Commission
- ASIC 19 Notice requiring appearance for examination (and the procedure)
- s.68 Australian Securities and Investments Commission
- s.69 Australian Securities and Investments Commission
- s.91 Australian Securities and Investments Commission
- 223 Australian Securities and Investments Commission
- 258 Australian Securities and Investments Commission
Bait advertising
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Offence title: |
Bait advertising |
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Act: |
12DG Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act |
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Offence: |
(1) A person must not, in trade or commerce, advertise financial services for supply at a specified price, if there are reasonable grounds, of which the person is aware or ought reasonably to be aware, for believing that the person will not be able to offer for supply those services at that price: (a) for a period that is; and (b) in quantities that are; reasonable having regard to the nature of the market in which the person carries on business and the nature of the advertisement. (2) A person that has, in trade or commerce, advertised financial services for supply at a specified price must offer such services for supply at that price: (a) for a period that is; and (b) in quantities that are; reasonable having regard to the nature of the market in which the person carries on business and the nature of the advertisement. |
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Penalty: |
2,000 penalty units |
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Summary/Indictable/mixed: |
Summary |
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Jurisdiction: |
Local Court |
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How committed: |
A salesperson sells a consumer an endowment insurance policy and suggest its features include a high interest rate making it comparable or better than superannuation. |
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Important note: |
Defence: The section provides a defence of alternative supply Limitation period: 3 years |