South Australian Current Acts

SINGLE-USE AND OTHER PLASTIC PRODUCTS (WASTE AVOIDANCE) ACT 2020 - SECT 12

12—Person must not represent that product is not comprised of oxo-degradable plastic

A person who—

            (a)         knows, or who ought reasonably to have known or suspected, that a product sold, supplied or distributed by the person to another person is comprised, in whole or in part, of oxo-degradable plastic; and

            (b)         prior to, or in the course of, selling, supplying or distributing the product, represents to the other person that the product is not comprised, in whole or in part, of oxo-degradable plastic,

is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty: $30 000.