Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

TRADE MEASUREMENT ACT 1991 (REPEALED) - SECT 31

    (1)     A person who sells a prepacked article at a specified price for each unit of measurement of the article commits an offence if the price of the prepacked article exceeds the price correctly computed by reference to the measurement of the article (without any packaging or other thing that is not part of the article) and the stated price for each unit of measurement.

Maximum penalty: 200 penalty units.

    (2)     If the measurement of a prepacked article is stated by reference to a minimum measurement, any amount by which the actual measurement exceeds that stated minimum measurement shall be disregarded in calculating the correct price for subsection (1).

    (3)     This section applies whether or not the price of the article or the price for each unit of measurement of the article—

        (a)     is required by this Act to be marked on the package containing the article; or

        (b)     is in fact so marked.

    (4)     It is a defence in proceedings under this section if it is established that the seller's general defence under this division applies.