Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts14. False description of food
(1) A person must not cause food intended for sale to be falsely described if the person knows that a consumer of the food who relies on the description will, or is likely to, suffer physical harm.
Penalty: If the offender is a natural person - 1 000 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years.
If the offender is a body corporate - 5 000 penalty units.
Note: Examples of food that is falsely described are contained in section 21.
(2) A person must not sell food that the person knows is falsely described and will, or is likely to, cause physical harm to a consumer of the food who relies on the description.
Penalty: If the offender is a natural person - 1 000 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years.
If the offender is a body corporate - 5 000 penalty units.