Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

COMMERCE (TRADE DESCRIPTIONS) ACT 1905 - SECT 7

             (1)  The regulations may prohibit the importation or introduction into Australia of any goods unless there is applied to them a trade description of such character, relating to such matters, and applied in such manner, as is prescribed.

             (2)  Subject to subsection (3), goods imported in contravention of any regulation made for the purposes of subsection (1) are forfeited to the Crown.

             (3)  If the CEO is satisfied that the contravention was not intentional or reckless:

                     (a)  the CEO may, by notice in writing given to the owner or importer of the goods concerned, require the owner or importer:

                              (i)  to apply the prescribed trade description; or

                             (ii)  to export the goods;

                            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.

             (4)  No regulations made for the purposes of this section shall take effect until after the expiration of not less than three months from notification in the Gazette .