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Food Act 2003
19Sale of food not complying with purchaser’s demand
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#### 19 Sale of food not complying with purchaser’s demand
19 Sale of food not complying with purchaser’s demand
> > (1) A person must not, in the course of carrying on a food business, supply food by way of sale if the food is not of the nature or substance demanded by the purchaser.
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> > Maximum penalty—500 penalty units in the case of an individual and 2,500 penalty units in the case of a corporation.
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> > Note—
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> > An offence against subsection (1) 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.
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> > (2) For the purposes of this section, it is immaterial whether the food concerned is safe.
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> **s 19:** Am 2012 No 97, Sch 1.13 \[7\].