(a) By sending unsolicited goods to B, and demanding payment for those goods, A has breached the provisions of the ACL. But if A can show that B did not return the book, or that B failed to look after it properly, he will not be liable to pay any penalty.
(b) Sending unsolicited goods to B, and demanding payment for those goods, is not a breach of the provisions of the ACL if the person who sends the goods indicates that they will pay the costs associated with returning them by persons who do not wish to keep them.
(c) By sending unsolicited goods to B, and demanding payment for those goods, A has breached the provisions of the ACL and is liable for a monetary penalty. It will not assist A to show that B did not return the book, or that B failed to look after it properly.
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