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Character Range: 2824–5680

not more than 1.15% alcohol by volume.
 Note The labelling provisions are set out in Standard 1.2.1.
 (2) For paragraph (1)(a), the alcohol content must be expressed in mL/100 g, mL/100 mL or as the percentage of alcohol by volume.
 (3) For paragraph (1)(b) or (c), the alcohol content must be expressed in words to the effect 'CONTAINS NOT MORE THAN X% ALCOHOL BY VOLUME'.
 (4) The statement must be accurate to within:
 (a) for beer, cider or perry—0.3% alcohol by volume;
 (b) for spirits, liqueurs, fortified wine, fortified fruit or vegetable wine, and all other alcoholic beverages containing more than 1.15% alcohol by volume—0.5% alcohol by volume;
 (c) for wine and fruit wine (including sparkling forms), and wine products and fruit or vegetable wine products containing more than 6.5% alcohol by volume—1.5% alcohol by volume.
2.7.1—4 Statement of the number of standard drinks
 (1) For the labelling provisions, a statement of the approximate number of *standard drinks in the food for sale is required for a food that:
 (a) is capable of being consumed as a beverage; and
 (b) contains more than 0.5% alcohol by volume, measured at 20C.
 Note The labelling provisions are set out in Standard 1.2.1.
 (2) The statement must be accurate to:
 (a) for a food for sale containing 10 or less *standard drinks—the first decimal place; or
 (b) for a food for sale containing more than 10 standard drinks—the nearest whole number of standard drinks.
 (3) A statement is not required for beverages packaged prior to 20 December 2002.

Division 3 Restricted representations
2.7.1—5 Restriction on representations of low alcohol
  An alcoholic beverage which contains more than 1.15% alcohol by volume must not be represented as a low alcohol beverage.
2.7.1—6 Restriction on representation of 'non-intoxicating'
  The label on a package of a beverage containing more than 0.5% alcohol by volume must not include the words 'non intoxicating' or words of similar meaning.
2.7.1—7 Restriction on representation as non-alcoholic
  A food containing alcohol must not be represented in a form which expressly or by implication suggests that the product is a non-alcoholic confection or non-alcoholic beverage.

Division 4 Pregnancy warning labels

2.7.1—8 Requirement to display a pregnancy warning label

            (1) A *prescribed alcoholic beverage that has one layer of packaging must display a *pregnancy warning label on its package.

 (2) A *prescribed alcoholic beverage that has more than one layer of packaging must display a *pregnancy warning label on:
 (a) the outer package; and
               (b)  either:
 (i) the *individual unit; or
 (ii) each *individual unit—if the packaging includes more than one individual unit.
 (3) Subsection (2) does not require a *pregnancy warning label to be on the outer package if a pregnancy warning label