Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

WATER EFFICIENCY LABELLING AND STANDARDS ACT 2005 - SECT 37

  (1)   A person contravenes this subsection 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 manner that is inconsistent with the standard.

Strict liability offence

  (2)   A person commits an offence of strict liability if the person contravenes subsection   (1).

Penalty:   60 penalty units.

Note:   For strict liability, see section   6.1 of the Criminal Code .

Civil penalty provision

  (3)   A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection   (1).

Civil penalty:   60 penalty units.