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National Measurement Act 1960
18JFUsing prohibited expressions—packer
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#### 18JF Using prohibited expressions—packer
Offence requiring fault element
(1) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person packs an article; and
(b) the article is packed in advance ready for sale; and
(c) the packed article is of a class for which a prohibited expression in relation to the measurement of the article is prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph; and
(d) the person marks the package with the prohibited expression.
Penalty: 200 penalty units.
> Note: For an exception to this offence, see subsection 18JHA(3).
Strict liability offence
(2) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person packs an article; and
(b) the article is packed in advance ready for sale; and
(c) the packed article is of a class for which a prohibited expression in relation to the measurement of the article is prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph; and
(d) the person marks the package with the prohibited expression.
Penalty: 40 penalty units.
> Note: For an exception to this offence, see 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) Section 15.2 (extended geographical jurisdiction—category B) of the Criminal Code applies to offences against subsections (1) and (2).