Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2008A00137:clause:1_18hc
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2008A00137
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 18HC
Character Range: 38421–39270

18HC  Certain articles must be sold by measurement—other articles

Offence requiring fault element

 (1) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person sells an article that is not packed in advance ready for sale; and
 (b) the article is of a class that, by regulation, must be sold by measurement; and
 (c) the price of the article is not determined by measurement.

Penalty: 100 penalty units.

Strict liability offence

 (2) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person sells an article that is not packed in advance ready for sale; and
 (b) the article is of a class that, by regulation, must be sold by measurement; and
 (c) the price of the article is not determined by measurement.

Penalty: 20 penalty units.

 (3) Subsection (2) is an offence of strict liability.

Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.