Erica's neighbour, brad, has been employed as a mechanic for central service for the last 15 years. Erica, a student of business law, is aware that brad has never acquired a mechanic's licence. Erica's car is in need of major repairs but she has no savings. Consequently, she concocts a scheme to have the repairs done without charge. At the library erica locates the following excerpt from the Apprenticeship and Tradesmen's qualification Act.

11(2) no person shall work or be employed as a motor vehicle mechanic unless the person holds a subsisting certificate of qualification.

(3) No person shall employ any person as a motor vehicle mechanic unless the person employed holds a subsisting certificate of qualification.

Penalty provision:

26(1) every person who contravenes any provison of this act or the regulations is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine of not more than $10,000.

Erica takes her car to central service and has the engine replaced, specifying that Brad make the mechanical repairs. Brad does an excellent job in repairing thee vehicle. Central service presents Erica with a repair bill for $3,000 (2,000 for parts and 1,000 for labour). Erica promises to drop off a cheque the next day and drives the car home. She then sent the following email to central service:

"As the repairs to my vehicle have been performed by an unlicensed mechanic contrary to section 11 of the Apprenticeship and Trademen's qualifications act, and because i am not 18 years old, i am not legally obligated to pay your invoice."

The management of central service seek your advice as to the viability of a legal action against Erica to force her to pay the account.

Required: Briefly Indicate whether or not, and to what degree, if any, central service can succeed in its action against Erica. In your answer, be sure to identify the countervailing public policies in issue.