New South Wales Consolidated Acts

TRADE MEASUREMENT ACT 1989 - SECT 30

30 Restrictions on use of certain expressions on packages

(1) A person who packs an article as a pre-packed article or sells a pre-packed article is guilty of an offence if, except as authorised by the regulations, there is marked on the package:

(a) the expression “net mass when packed” or “net mass at standard condition”, or any other words that have a similar meaning to those words, or

(b) any other expression directly or indirectly relating to the measurement of the article or the size of the package that is prescribed by the regulations (including by being specified or described by reference to its meaning or effect) as a prohibited or restricted expression.

Penalty: $5,000.

(2) It is a defence in proceedings under this section against a person who sells a pre-packed article if it is established that the seller’s general defence under this Division applies.

(3) This section does not apply to the sale of a pre-packed article by a person if the sale is authorised under Division 2.