Food Act 2006
sec.38Sale of unfit equipment or packaging or labelling material
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sec.38 Sale of unfit equipment or packaging or labelling material
A person must not sell equipment that, if used for the purposes for which it was designed or intended to be used— would make or be likely to make food unsafe; or would put other equipment, or would be likely to put other equipment, in a condition that, if the other equipment were used for the purposes for which it was designed or intended to be used, it would make, or be likely to make, food unsafe. Maximum penalty—500 penalty units. This provision is an executive liability provision—see section 260 . A person must not sell packaging or labelling material that, if used for the purposes for which it was designed or intended to be used, would make or be likely to make food unsafe. Maximum penalty—500 penalty units. This provision is an executive liability provision—see section 260 . s 38 amd 2008 No. 66 s 4 sch pt 1 ; 2013 No. 51 s 229 sch 1 (sec.38-ssec.1) A person must not sell equipment that, if used for the purposes for which it was designed or intended to be used— would make or be likely to make food unsafe; or would put other equipment, or would be likely to put other equipment, in a condition that, if the other equipment were used for the purposes for which it was designed or intended to be used, it would make, or be likely to make, food unsafe. Maximum penalty—500 penalty units. This provision is an executive liability provision—see section 260 . (sec.38-ssec.2) A person must not sell packaging or labelling material that, if used for the purposes for which it was designed or intended to be used, would make or be likely to make food unsafe. Maximum penalty—500 penalty units. This provision is an executive liability provision—see section 260 .
- (a) would make or be likely to make food unsafe; or
- (b) would put other equipment, or would be likely to put other equipment, in a condition that, if the other equipment were used for the purposes for which it was designed or intended to be used, it would make, or be likely to make, food unsafe.