Handling of food in unsafe manner
13 Handling of food in unsafe manner
A person must not handle food intended for sale in a manner that the person knows will render, or is likely to render, the food unsafe.
Maximum penalty—1,000 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both, in the case of an individual and 5,000 penalty units in the case of a corporation.
A person must not handle food intended for sale in a manner that the person ought reasonably to know is likely to render the food unsafe.
Maximum penalty—750 penalty units in the case of an individual and 3,750 penalty units in the case of a corporation.
Note—
An offence against this section committed by a corporation is an executive liability offence attracting executive liability for a director or other person involved in the management of the corporation—see section 122.
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