Section 211 — Competition and Consumer Act 2010: Supplying services acquired for the purpose of re-supply

(1) In a prosecution for a contravention of a provision of this Chapter that was committed by supplying services in contravention of section 195 or 204, it is a defence if the defendant proves that: (a) the services were acquired by the defendant for the purpose of re-supply; and (b) the services were so acquired from a person who carried on in Australia a business of supplying such services otherwise than as the agent of a person outside Australia; and (c) in the case of a contravention of section 195—the defendant: (i) did not know, and could not with reasonable diligence have ascertained, that the services did not comply with the safety standard to which the contravention relates; or (ii) relied in good faith on a representation by the person from whom the defendant acquired the services that there was no safety standard for such services; and (d) in the case of a contravention of section 204—the defendant: (i) did not know, and could not with reasonable diligence have ascertained, that the defendant had not complied with the information standard to which the contravention relates; or (ii) relied in good faith on a representation by the person from whom the defendant acquired the services that there was no information standard for such services. Note: Section 195 is about supply of product related services that do not comply with safety standards, and section 204 is about supply of services that do not comply with information standards. (2) A defendant is not entitled to rely on the defence provided by subsection (1) unless: (a) the court gives leave; or (b) the defendant has, not later than 7 days before the day on which the hearing of the proceeding commences, served on the person who instituted the proceeding a written notice identifying the person from whom the defendant acquired the services.