Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts8. (1) A person who uses for trade a measuring instrument that is incorrect or unjust is guilty of an offence.
Penalty: $20,000.
(2) A person who uses for trade a measuring instrument in a manner that is unjust is guilty of an offence.
Penalty: $20,000.
(3) A person whose act or omission causes or is likely to cause a measuring instrument in use for trade to give a measurement or other information that is incorrect is guilty of an offence if the person acted or omitted to act with the intention of causing that result or with reckless indifference to whether that result would be caused.
Penalty: $20,000.
(4) If a person commits an offence against this section, any contract to which the person is a party and which is made by reference to a measurement to which the offence relates is voidable at the option of another party to the contract.