Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

WATER EFFICIENCY LABELLING AND STANDARDS ACT 2005 (NO. 10 OF 2005) - SECT 37

    (1)     A person commits an offence if the person—

        (a)     supplies a WELS product; and

        (b)     uses a WELS standard, or information included in a WELS standard, for, or in relation to, the supply of the product; and

        (c)     uses the standard, or information, in a way that is inconsistent with the standard.

Maximum penalty: 60 penalty units.

    (2)     An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.

Note     Section 39 sets out circumstances in which information is used for, or in relation to, the supply of a product.