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Version status: Partly in force | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Version date: 24 May 2024 - onwards

161 Online interface orders

(1) The court may make an online interface order on an application under section 160 if the court finds that -

(a) a person has engaged, is engaging or is likely to engage in a commercial practice that constitutes a relevant infringement,

(b) there are no other available means under this Chapter of bringing about the cessation or prohibition of the infringement which, by themselves, would be wholly effective, and

(c) it is necessary to make the order to avoid the risk of serious harm to the collective interests of consumers.

(2) An online interface order is an order that directs the person against whom it is made to do, or to co-operate with another person so that person can do, one or more of the following -

(a) remove content from, or modify content on, an online interface;

(b) disable or restrict access to an online interface;

(c) display a warning to consumers accessing an online interface;