Plastic Reduction and Circular Economy Act 2021
51Offence—false or misleading information provided by brand owner
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51 Offence—false or misleading information provided by brand owner
51 Offence—false or misleading information provided by brand owner
(1) A brand owner must not provide, whether by act or omission, information in connection with a matter under Part 3 or 4 that is false or misleading in a material particular.
Maximum penalty—
(a) for a corporation—4,000 penalty units, or
(b) for an individual—1,000 penalty units.
(2) 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.