Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) A person must not, in the course of carrying on a food business, engage in conduct that is misleading or deceptive or is likely to mislead or deceive in relation to the advertising, packaging or labelling of food intended for sale or the sale of food.
Maximum penalty: If the offender is a natural person – 500 penalty units.
If the offender is a body corporate – 2 500 penalty units.
(2) A person must not, for effecting or promoting the sale of any food in the course of carrying on a food business, cause the food to be advertised, packaged or labelled in a way that falsely describes the food.
Maximum penalty: If the offender is a natural person – 500 penalty units.
If the offender is a body corporate – 2 500 penalty units.
Note: Examples of food that is falsely described are contained in section 21.
(3) A person must not, in the course of carrying on a food business, sell food that is packaged or labelled in a way that falsely describes the food.
Maximum penalty: If the offender is a natural person – 500 penalty units.
If the offender is a body corporate – 2 500 penalty units.
Note: Examples of food that is falsely described are contained in section 21.
(4) Subsections (2) and (3) do not limit the generality of subsection (1).