Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

THERAPEUTIC GOODS ACT 1989 - SECT 41EIA

                   A person contravenes this section if:

                     (a)  the person makes a statement (whether orally, in a document or in any other way); and

                     (b)  the statement is false or misleading in a material particular; and

                     (c)  the statement is in or in connection with an application for a conformity assessment certificate.

Maximum civil penalty:

                     (a)  for an individual--5,000 penalty units; and

                     (b)  for a body corporate--50,000 penalty units.

Note:       Breaching conditions of the conformity assessment certificate may lead to suspension or revocation of the certificate (see Divisions 3 and 4), may be an offence (see subsections 41MN(5), (6) and (8)), and may contravene a civil penalty provision (see subsection 41MNA(2)).