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National Measurement Act 1960
18JEPackage must be marked in prescribed manner
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#### 18JE Package must be marked in prescribed manner
Offence requiring fault element
(1) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person would commit an offence under section 18JA, 18JB, 18JC or 18JD unless the person marked a package with information; and
(b) the manner in which that information is to be marked on the package is prescribed by the regulations; and
(c) the person does not mark the package in that manner.
Penalty: 100 penalty units.
> Note: For exceptions 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 would commit an offence under section 18JA, 18JB, 18JC or 18JD unless the person marked a package with information; and
(b) the manner in which that information is to be marked on the package is prescribed by the regulations; and
(c) the person does not mark the package in that manner.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
> Note: For exceptions 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.