Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00022:section:253
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00022
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 253
Character Range: 433237–434311

253  Goods with false trade description must not be exported etc.
 (1) A person contravenes this subsection if:
 (a) the person:
 (i) enters goods for export; or
 (ii) puts goods on any aircraft or vessel for export; or
 (iii) brings goods to any landing place, port or other place for the purpose of being exported; or
 (iv) exports goods; and
 (b) the goods are prescribed goods; and
 (c) the goods have a trade description applied to them; and
 (d) the trade description is a false trade description for the goods.
Note: The physical elements of an offence against subsection (2) are set out in this subsection (see section 370).

Fault‑based offence
 (2) A person commits an offence if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years or 120 penalty units, or both.
 (3) For the purposes of subsection (2), strict liability applies to paragraph (1)(b).

Civil penalty provision
 (4) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Civil penalty: 240 penalty units.

Part 3—Official marks

Division 1—Introduction