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COMMERCE (TRADE DESCRIPTIONS) ACT 1905 - SECT 10 Forfeiture of falsely marked goods

COMMERCE (TRADE DESCRIPTIONS) ACT 1905 - SECT 10

Forfeiture of falsely marked goods

  (1)   Goods to which a false trade description is applied are prohibited to be imported.

Note:   For rules about representations as to the country of origin of goods, see section   10AA.

  (2)   Subject to subsection   ( 3), goods imported in contravention of subsection   ( 1) are forfeited to the Crown.

  (3)   If the Comptroller - General of Customs is satisfied that the contravention was not intentional or reckless:

  (a)   the Comptroller - General of Customs may, by notice in writing given to the owner or importer of the goods concerned, require the owner or importer to correct the false trade description within a period specified in the notice; and

  (b)   if the owner or importer complies with the notice, subsection   ( 2) does not apply in respect of the goods.