Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

FOOD ACT - SECT 15

15. Handling and sale of unsafe food

(1) A person must not handle food intended for sale in a manner that will render, or is likely to render, the food unsafe.

Penalty: If the offender is a natural person - 500 penalty units.

If the offender is a body corporate - 2 500 penalty units.

(2) A person must not sell food that is unsafe.

Penalty: If the offender is a natural person - 500 penalty units.

If the offender is a body corporate - 2 500 penalty units.

(3) An offence against subsection (1) or (2) is a regulatory offence.