84CProprietor to maintain closure notice

84C Proprietor to maintain closure notice (1) The proprietor of a food business commits an offence if— (a) an authorised officer places a closure notice at the premises of the food business; and (b) the proprietor fails to ensure that— (i) the closure notice is not moved from where it was placed; or (ii) no part of the closure notice is obscured or defaced.

(2) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1) if the proprietor proves that the proprietor took reasonable steps to ensure that— (a) the closure notice was not moved from where it was placed by the authorised officer; and (b) no part of the closure notice was obscured or defaced. Note The defendant has a legal burden in relation to the matters mentioned in s (2) (see Criminal Code, s 59).