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FOOD ACT - SECT 19

Sale of unfit equipment or packaging or labelling material

19. Sale of unfit equipment or packaging or labelling material

(1) A person must not sell equipment that, if used for the purposes for which it was designed or intended to be used -

(a) would render, or be likely to render, food unsafe; or

(b) would put other equipment, or would be likely to put other equipment, in such a condition that, if the other equipment were used for the purposes for which it was designed or intended to be used, it would render, or be likely to render, 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 equipment that, if used for the purposes for which it was designed or intended to be used -

(a) would render, or be likely to render, food unsuitable; or

(b) would put other equipment, or would be likely to put other equipment, in such a condition that, if the other equipment were used for the purposes for which it was designed or intended to be used, it would render, or be likely to render, food unsuitable.

Penalty: If the offender is a natural person - 400 penalty units.

If the offender is a body corporate - 2 000 penalty units.

(3) A person must not sell packaging or labelling material which, if used for the purposes for which it was designed or intended to be used -

(a) would render, or be likely to render, food unsafe; or

(b) would render, or would be likely to render, food unsuitable.

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

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



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