15False description of food

#### 15 False description of food 15 False description of food > > (1) A person must not cause food intended for sale to be falsely described if the person knows that a consumer of the food who relies on the description will, or is likely to, suffer physical harm. > > > > Maximum penalty—1,000 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both, in the case of an individual and 5,000 penalty units in the case of a corporation. > > > > Note— > > > > Examples of food that is falsely described are contained in section 22. > > > (2) A person must not cause food intended for sale to be falsely described if the person ought reasonably to know that a consumer of the food who relies on the description is likely to suffer physical harm. > > > > Maximum penalty—750 penalty units in the case of an individual and 3,750 penalty units in the case of a corporation. > > > > Note— > > > > Examples of food that is falsely described are contained in section 22. > > > (3) A person must not sell food that the person knows is falsely described and will, or is likely to, cause physical harm to a consumer of the food who relies on the description. > > > > Maximum penalty—1,000 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both, in the case of an individual and 5,000 penalty units in the case of a corporation. > > > > Note— > > > > Examples of food that is falsely described are contained in section 22. > > > (4) A person must not sell food that the person ought reasonably to know is falsely described and is likely to cause physical harm to a consumer of the food who relies on the description. > > > > Maximum penalty—750 penalty units in the case of an individual and 3,750 penalty units in the case of a corporation. > > > > Note— > > > > Examples of food that is falsely described are contained in section 22. > > Note— > > An offence against this section committed by a corporation is an executive liability offence attracting executive liability for a director or other person involved in the management of the corporation—see section 122. > > **s 15:** Am 2012 No 97, Sch 1.13 \[3\].