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Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Regulation 2016
made under the

Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Act 1905

Compilation No. 2

Compilation date:   11 March 2019

Includes amendments up to: F2018L01726

Registered:    12 March 2019

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Regulation 2016 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 11 March 2019 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

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Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

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Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Name
3 Authority
5 Definitions
6 Interpretation—weights, measures, packages of goods and bundles of articles
7 This instrument does not apply to ship's stores or aircraft's stores
Part 2—Trade descriptions of goods imported
Division 1—Prohibition of imports without trade descriptions
Subdivision A—Prohibition
8 Prohibition of certain imports unless trade description applied
8A Strict liability offence
Subdivision B—Goods whose import without trade description is prohibited
9 General goods
10 Goods at least half clad in certain materials
Subdivision C—Goods whose import without trade description is not prohibited
11 Goods that may be imported without trade description applied
12 Packages of goods that may be imported without trade description applied
Division 2—Trade description
15 Trade description of goods to except them from prohibition on import
16 Content of trade description—source country
17 Content of trade description—true description of goods
18 English language trade description
19 Manner