Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) A person must not cause food intended for sale to be falsely described if the person knows that a consumer of the food who relies on the description will, or is likely to, suffer physical harm.
Note
Examples of food that is falsely described are contained in section 17A.
(2) A person must not sell food that the person knows is falsely described and will, or is likely to, cause physical harm to a consumer of the food who relies on the description.
Note
Examples of food that is falsely described are contained in section 17A.
(3) A person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) is guilty of an indictable offence and is liable to a penalty not exceeding—
(a) in the case of an individual, $100 000 or imprisonment for 2 years, or both;
(b) in the case of a corporation, $500 000.
Note to s. 10 inserted by No. 13/2013 s. 24(2).
Note
Section 51B applies to an offence against subsection (1) or (2).
S. 10A inserted by No. 14/2001 s. 8.