Flammable Clothing Act 1973
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3 Prohibition on selling certain articles of clothing
[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 67 of 1994, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]
(1) No person shall sell a prescribed article of clothing unless it is marked or labelled in accordance with the regulations made under this Act.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 5 penalty units.
(2) In proceedings for an offence under this section in relation to a prescribed article of clothing, it shall be a defence for the defendant to show that at the time the offence is alleged to have been committed he had a belief, based on reasonable grounds, that that article of clothing was marked or labelled in accordance with the regulations under this Act, or was not a prescribed article of clothing.