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Various remedies are available for a breach of a provision of Chapter 3 of the ACL (injunctions; damages; compensation orders; non-punitive orders; and other orders).
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In addition, remember that s 82 gives a consumer who has entered into an unsolicited consumer agreement the right to terminate that agreement within specified periods of time if they wish to do so.
Civil pecuniary penalties may be imposed for a breach of the prohibitions against unsolicited consumer transactions. Such conduct is also made an offence, punishable by a fine.
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Remember that consumers are best protected when they know their legal rights. This is achieved to some extent by the obligations that are placed on a dealer by the provisions that regulate unsolicted consumer transactions. However, public education will also play an important role in this regard.
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