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National Measurement Act 1960
18GNSale or supply of measuring instrument marked by someone not permitted to do so
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#### 18GN Sale or supply of measuring instrument marked by someone not permitted to do so
Offence requiring fault element
(1) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person sells or otherwise supplies a measuring instrument for use for trade, or uses a measuring instrument for trade; and
(b) the measuring instrument is marked with a verification mark; and
(c) the person who marked the measuring instrument with the verification mark was not permitted to do so.
Penalty: 200 penalty units.
Strict liability offence
(2) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person sells or otherwise supplies a measuring instrument for use for trade, or uses a measuring instrument for trade; and
(b) the measuring instrument is marked with a verification mark; and
(c) the person who marked the measuring instrument with the verification mark was not permitted to do so.
Penalty: 40 penalty units.
(3) Subsection (2) is an offence of strict liability.
> Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.