Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

FOOD ACT 2001 - SECT 24

    (1)     A person must not, in the course of conducting a food business, engage in conduct that is misleading or deceptive or is likely to mislead or deceive in relation to—

        (a)     the advertising, packaging or labelling of food intended for sale; or

        (b)     the sale of food.

Maximum penalty: 500 penalty units.

    (2)     A person must not, for the purpose of selling food or promoting the sale of food in the course of conducting a food business, cause the food to be advertised, packaged or labelled in a way that falsely describes the food.

Maximum penalty: 500 penalty units.

Note     For examples of food that is falsely described, see s 15.

    (3)     A person must not, in the course of conducting a food business, sell food that is packaged or labelled in a way that falsely describes the food.

Maximum penalty: 500 penalty units.

    (4)     Subsections (2) and (3) do not limit subsection (1).