New South Wales Consolidated Acts

FOOD ACT 2003 - SECT 106N

106N Requirement for certain standard food outlets to display nutritional information

(1) This section applies to a standard food outlet that is of a kind, class or description prescribed by the regulations.

(2) The proprietor of a standard food outlet to which this section applies must ensure that--

(a) nutritional information of a kind prescribed by the regulations is displayed in relation to standard food items that are sold at the outlet, and

(b) the nutritional information is determined in accordance with any requirements of the regulations for nutritional information of that kind, and

(c) the nutritional information is displayed in the manner and locations prescribed by the regulations for nutritional information of that kind.

(3) A person must not intentionally contravene subsection (2).

: Maximum penalty--500 penalty units in the case of an individual and 2,500 penalty units in the case of a corporation.

(4) A person must not contravene subsection (2).

: Maximum penalty--100 penalty units in the case of an individual and 500 penalty units in the case of a corporation.

(5) If, on the trial of a person charged with an offence against subsection (3) the court is not satisfied that the person committed the offence but is satisfied that the person committed an offence against subsection (4), the court may find the person not guilty of the offence charged but guilty of an offence against subsection (4), and the person is liable to punishment accordingly.