Price Exploitation Prevention Act 1949
35Delivery of goods less in quantity or inferior in quality to those
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35 Delivery of goods less in quantity or inferior in quality to those sold (1) A person must not, without the consent of the Controller, deliver or offer to deliver or knowingly accept, or offer to accept, delivery of: (a) a quantity of declared goods, the maximum price of which has been fixed under this Act, that is less than the quantity agreed to be sold; or (b) goods inferior in quality to declared goods, the maximum price of which has been fixed under this Act, that were agreed to be sold. Maximum penalty: If the offender is a natural person – 100 penalty units. If the offender is a body corporate – 500 penalty units. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the delivery of goods if: (a) the agreement for the sale of the goods provides for delivery of the goods by instalments over a period; and (b) all of the goods are delivered within the time specified in the agreement.