50Offence—false or misleading information in connection with supply

50 Offence—false or misleading information in connection with supply

50 Offence—false or misleading information in connection with supply

(1) A person must not, while carrying on a business, provide, whether by act or omission, information in connection with the supply of the following that is false or misleading in a material particular—

(a) a prohibited plastic item,

(b) an item for which a design standard is—

(i) specified in Schedule 1, Part 2, or

(ii) prescribed by the regulations.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for a corporation—500 penalty units, or

(b) for an individual—100 penalty units.

(2) It is a defence to a prosecution under this section if the person charged with the offence proves—

(a) the person exercised due diligence to prevent the commission of the offence, or

(b) the circumstances of a defence prescribed by the regulations existed.

(3) In this section—

provide includes the following—

(a) print or include in or on a label or packaging material,

(b) fail to correct,

(c) publish on a publicly available website.