Section 73 — Competition and Consumer Act 2010: Permitted hours for negotiating an unsolicited consumer agreement

(1) A dealer must not call on a person for the purpose of negotiating an unsolicited consumer agreement, or for an incidental or related purpose: (a) at any time on a Sunday or a public holiday; or (b) before 9 am on any other day; or (c) after 6 pm on any other day (or after 5 pm if the other day is a Saturday). Note: A pecuniary penalty may be imposed for a contravention of this subsection. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the dealer calls on the person in accordance with consent that: (a) was given by the person to the dealer or a person acting on the dealer’s behalf; and (b) was not given in the presence of the dealer or a person acting on the dealer’s behalf. Note: The Do Not Call Register Act 2006 may apply to a telephone call made for the purpose of negotiating an unsolicited consumer agreement.