Sale or supply of measuring instrument marked by someone not permitted to do so
18GN Sale or supply of measuring instrument marked by someone not permitted to do so
Offence requiring fault element
A person commits an offence if:
the person sells or otherwise supplies a measuring instrument for use for trade, or uses a measuring instrument for trade; and
the measuring instrument is marked with a verification mark; and
the person who marked the measuring instrument with the verification mark was not permitted to do so.
Penalty: 200 penalty units.
Strict liability offence
A person commits an offence if:
the person sells or otherwise supplies a measuring instrument for use for trade, or uses a measuring instrument for trade; and
the measuring instrument is marked with a verification mark; and
the person who marked the measuring instrument with the verification mark was not permitted to do so.
Penalty: 40 penalty units.
Subsection (2) is an offence of strict liability.
For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.
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