Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L01017:clause:1_10
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L01017
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 10
Character Range: 10409–12342

10  Units of measurement and form of unit price
 (1) Subject to clause 11, if a prescribed grocery retailer is required to display a unit price for a grocery item under clause 6, the prescribed grocery retailer must display the unit price using the most relevant of the following units of measurement:
 (a) for a grocery item supplied by volume—per 100 millilitres;
 (b) for a grocery item supplied by weight—per 100 grams;
 (c) for a grocery item supplied by length—per metre;
 (d) for a grocery item supplied by area—per square metre;
 (e) for a grocery item supplied by number—per item included.
Note 1: If a grocery item is usually supplied as a pair, such as a pair of gloves or a pair of shoes, the pair is one item for the purposes of this code.
Note 2: If a grocery item is supplied by number and this code requires a "per item" type of unit of measurement to be used in the unit price for the grocery item, the kind of grocery item to which the unit price relates may be referred to in the unit price eg "per nappy" or "per 100 nappies".
 (2) For the purposes of subclause (1), the most relevant unit of measurement for a grocery item is:
 (a) if there is one unit of measurement displayed on the packaging of the grocery item as the unit of measurement by which the grocery item is supplied—the unit of measurement displayed on that packaging; or
 (b) if there is more than one unit of measurement displayed on the packaging of the grocery item as the units of measurement by which the grocery item is supplied—the unit of measurement by which that grocery category is most often supplied.
 (3) If a unit price is at least $1.00, the unit price must be displayed in dollars and whole cents.
 (4) If a unit price is less than $1.00, the unit price must be displayed either:
 (a) in dollars and whole cents; or
 (b) in whole cents.
 (5) The unit price is to be worked out to the nearest 1 cent (rounding 0.5 cents upwards).