Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NATIONAL MEASUREMENT ACT 1960 - SECT 18JK

  (1)   The regulations may prescribe where an AQS mark is to be marked.

Offence requiring fault element

  (2)   A person commits an offence if:

  (a)   the person marks an AQS mark on a package; and

  (b)   the marking is done otherwise than in accordance with the regulations.

Penalty:   100 penalty units.

Note:   For an exception to this offence, see subsection   18JLA(3).

Strict liability offence

  (3)   A person commits an offence if:

  (a)   the person marks an AQS mark on a package; and

  (b)   the marking is done otherwise than in accordance with the regulations.

Penalty:   20 penalty units.

Note:   For an exception to this offence, see subsection   18JLA(3).

  (4)   Subsection   (3) is an offence of strict liability.

Note:   For strict liability, see section   6.1 of the Criminal Code .