Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

IMPORTED FOOD CONTROL ACT 1992 - SECT 8A

             (1)  A person may only deal with food imported into Australia if the food meets applicable standards relating to information on labels for packages containing food.

Penalty:  Imprisonment for 10 years.

             (2)  Subsection (1) does not apply to a dealing with food for the purpose of altering or replacing the label on the package containing the food in order to meet applicable standards referred to in that subsection.

Note:          A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in this subsection. See subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code .