| Section |
Description of Offence |
Penalty |
| 20G(3) |
Failing to display the 'Certificate of Authorised Premises' in a conspicuous position at the premises to which the certificate applies. |
$150 |
| 21(a) |
Failing to cause the business name and licence number to appear on a sign of reasonable dimensions at every premises. |
$150 |
| 21(b) |
Failing to cause the business name and licence number to appear in every advertisement published by him or on his behalf. |
$150 |
| 21C(3) |
Failing to display a ‘certificate for car market operator's premise' in a conspicuous position at the premises to which the certificate applies. |
$150 |
| 21D |
Failing to cause the business name and licence number to appear on a sign of reasonable size at every premises, and/or in every advertisement published by the operator or on his behalf. |
$150 |
| 22A(3) |
Failing to return a licence or certificate of registration upon cancellation of an authorisation. |
$150 |
| 23(1) |
Failing to notify the Commissioner of a change in the membership of a licensed firm. |
$200 |
| 23(2) |
Failing to notify the Commissioner of a change in the membership of a licensed body corporate. |
$200 |
| 24(3) |
Being a licensed salesperson or yard manger, failing to notify the Commissioner of a change in residential address. |
$150 |
| 25(1) |
Failing to have a register in the prescribed form at every authorised premises. |
$500 |
| 25(1a) |
Failing to have a register in the prescribed form (financiers and car hire operators). |
$500 |
| 25(2a) |
Failing to have a register in the prescribed form (car market operators). |
$500 |
| 25(2e) |
Making, or causing to be made, a false entry, in the register kept by a licence holder. |
$100 |
| 26(1) |
Failing to immediately notify the licensing authority of the acquisition or sale of a second-hand vehicle, and if the vehicle is not licensed in WA, fail to forthwith return the number plates. |
$200 |
| 26(2) |
Failing to return the number plates of a second-hand vehicle where the licence has expired or is cancelled. |
$200 |
| 27(3) |
Keeping a second-hand vehicle elsewhere than at the premises. |
$500 |
| 28(10) |
Failing to comply with an order to remedy defects or surrender number plates. |
$200 |
| 28(11) |
Removing, damaging or obliterating a remedy notice attached to a vehicle. |
$200 |
| 30(2) |
Carry on business at premises that was not in accordance with an authorisation or permit. |
$500 |
| 31A |
Acting as a yard manager without a licence. |
$1,000 |
| 31B |
Acting as a salesperson without a licence. |
$1,000 |
| 31C |
Employing an unlicensed yard manager or salesperson. |
$1,000 |
| 31D(2) |
Carrying on business at a premise that is not an authorised premise. |
$500 |
| 32B(1) |
Failing to follow requirements when accepting a vehicle under a consignment agreement. |
$500 |
| 32B(3) |
Failing to provide a copy of a consignment agreement to the consignor. |
$500 |
| 32C |
Accepting a vehicle for sale under a consignment agreement without holding a trust account. |
$500 |
| 32D(1) |
Failure to pay money from a consignment sale into a trust account within the required time. |
$500 |
| 32I(1) |
Failure to have trust account audited. |
$500 |
| 33(1) |
Offering for sale a second-hand vehicle without a notice in the prescribed form attached. |
$200 |
| 33(4) |
Inserting, or allowing to be inserted, a false or misleading statement, in a material particular. |
$500 |
| 33(7) |
Failing to complete and maintain required notices (e.g. Form 4, Form 6, etc) |
$100 |
| 40B(1) |
Being a licensed car market operator, allowing a vehicle to be displayed for sale without the required notice attached. |
$200 |
| 43(1) |
Failing to provide a purchaser with a written note stating the monetary value of the item used as a trade-in. |
$100 |
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| 14, relating to 10C(1) |
Failing to include required information in the name of a trust account. |
$200 |
| 14, relating to 10C(2) |
Failing to inform the Commissioner when a trust account is opened or closed. |
$200 |
| 14, relating to 10D(1) |
Failing to keep record of a trust account. |
$200 |
| 14, relating to 10E(1) |
Failing to provide a written receipt when money is received. |
$200 |
| 14, relating to 10H(1) |
Failing to appoint an auditor when opening a trust account. |
$200 |
| 14, relating to 11(2) |
Causing an advertisement to be published which fails to conform to regulatory advertising requirements. |
$200 |
