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.