Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NATIONAL HEALTH ACT 1953 - SECT 99AEG

Notification of belief that responsible person will fail to supply or be unable to supply

  (1)   If, during the guaranteed period for a guaranteed brand of a guaranteed item, the responsible person for the guaranteed brand of the guaranteed item forms the belief that the person will fail to supply, or will be unable to supply, the guaranteed brand of the guaranteed item in the period, then, as soon as practicable after the person forms the belief, the person must notify the Minister, in writing, of that belief.

Notification of failure to supply or inability to supply

  (2)   If, during the guaranteed period for a guaranteed brand of a guaranteed item, the responsible person for the guaranteed brand of the guaranteed item fails to supply, or is unable to supply, the guaranteed brand of the guaranteed item, then, as soon as practicable after the failure or inability occurs, the person must notify the Minister, in writing, of that failure or inability unless the person notified the Minister about that supply under subsection   (1).

Offence

  (3)   A person commits an offence if:

  (a)   the person is required to notify the Minister under subsection   (1) or (2); and

  (b)   the person fails to do so.

Penalty:   60 penalty units.

  (4)   Subsection   4K(2) of the Crimes Act 1914 , which creates daily or continuing offences, does not apply to an offence against subsection   (3).