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FOOD ACT 2003 - SECT 17 Handling and sale of unsuitable food

FOOD ACT 2003 - SECT 17

Handling and sale of unsuitable food

17 Handling and sale of unsuitable food

(1) A person must not handle food intended for sale in a manner that will render, or is likely to render, the food unsuitable.
(2) A person must not sell food that is unsuitable.
(3) For the purposes of this section, it is immaterial whether the food concerned is safe.
: Maximum penalty--400 penalty units in the case of an individual and 2,000 penalty units in the case of a corporation.
Note : An offence against subsection (1) or (2) committed by a corporation is an executive liability offence attracting executive liability for a director or other person involved in the management of the corporation--see section 122.