In the following circumstance consider whether the Mobile Phone Bullying Act 2016 (Cth) has been breached. Apply the rules of statutory interpretation as well as the legal problem solving techniques discussed in this chapter.

a)Spiro works in a shop that sells mobile phones. Twelve-year-old Richard wishes to purchase a mobile phone as a birthday present for his single mother. Spiro refuses to sell a phone to Richard without the written consent of a parent or guardian. Richard forges a letter from his mother and Spiro sells him a phone.