(1) A person who packs
an article as a pre-packed article commits an offence unless the package
complies with the provisions of the regulations made for the purposes of this
section as to the packaging of such an article when it is packed.
Penalty: $10 000.
(2) A person who sells
a pre-packed article commits an offence unless the package complies with the
provisions of the regulations made for the purposes of this section as to the
packaging of such an article when it is sold.
Penalty: $10 000.
(3) The regulations
may make provision —
(a)
restricting the quantities in which articles may be packed or sold as
pre-packed articles; and
(b)
requiring the marking on the package containing a pre-packed article when it
is packed or sold of —
(i)
the name and address of the person who packed the article
or on whose behalf it was packed;
(ii)
the measurement of the article and other information
concerning the measurement of the article; and
(iii)
the price of the article and other information concerning
the price of the article.
(4) This section does
not apply to the sale of a pre-packed article by a person if the sale is
authorised under Division 2.