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Food Safety and Security Act 2025 s 160

s 160 Supplying food imported for private consumption

160.—(1) A person commits an offence if — (a) the person supplies any food; (b) the food is none of the following:(i) a prohibited food; (ii) a food of higher regulatory concern mentioned in section 44(4); (c) the food was imported; (d) the food was imported on the basis that it was for private consumption only; and (e) the person knows, or ought reasonably to know, that the food was imported on the basis that it was for private consumption only. (2) A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction — (a) where the person is an individual —(i) to a fine not exceeding $15,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both; or (ii) where the individual is a repeat offender — to a fine not exceeding $30,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both; or (b) where the person is not an individual —(i) to a fine not exceeding $30,000; or (ii) where the person is a repeat offender — to a fine not exceeding $60,000. (3) In subsection (2), “repeat offender”, in relation to an offence under subsection (1), means a person who — (a) is convicted, or found guilty, of such an offence (called the current offence); and (b) has been convicted or found guilty, on at least one other earlier occasion within the period of 5 years immediately before the date on which the person is convicted or found guilty of the current offence, of an offence under subsection (1).

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