(1) If an authorised
person believes on reasonable grounds that a brand owner has contravened
regulation 6 or 10, the authorised person may give the brand owner
a written notice under this regulation.
(2) The notice must
state —
(a) the
act or omission comprising the contravention; and
(b) the
action the brand owner may take to rectify the alleged contravention; and
(c) the
day by which the brand owner must take the action.
(3) The stated day
must be at least 2 months after the notice is given to the brand owner.
(4) A brand owner must
comply with the notice unless the brand owner has a reasonable excuse for not
complying with it.
Penalty: a fine of $5 000.
(5) A brand owner
cannot be prosecuted for an alleged contravention of regulation 6
or 10 unless the brand owner —
(a) is
given a notice under subregulation (1); and
(b) does
not comply with the notice.