18JBPackage must be marked with required package information—importer

#### 18JB Package must be marked with required package information—importer (1) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person imports into Australia an article; and (b) the article is packed in advance ready for sale; and (c) the packed article is of a class for which one or more of the following kinds of information is prescribed: (i) the name and address of the person who packed the article or on whose behalf the article was packed; (ii) the measurement of the article; (iii) any other information prescribed for the purposes of this subparagraph; and (d) the package is not marked with that information (whether before the article is imported, or by the person after the article is imported). Penalty: 100 penalty units. > Note: For an exception to this offence, see subsection (4) of this section and subsection 18JHA(3). Strict liability offence (2) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person imports into Australia an article; and (b) the article is packed in advance ready for sale; and (c) the packed article is of a class for which one or more of the following kinds of information is prescribed: (i) the name and address of the person who packed the article or on whose behalf the article was packed; (ii) the measurement of the article; (iii) any other information prescribed for the purposes of this subparagraph; and (d) the package is not marked with that information (whether before the article is imported, or by the person after the article is imported). Penalty: 20 penalty units. > Note: For an exception to this offence, see subsection (4) of this section and subsection 18JHA(3). (3) Subsection (2) is an offence of strict liability. > Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code. (4) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply if a permit in relation to the packed article has been issued under section 18JX. > Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matters in subsection (4), see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code.