Delivery of goods less in quantity or inferior in quality to those sold
35 Delivery of goods less in quantity or inferior in quality to those sold
(1) A person must not, without the consent of the Controller, deliver or offer to deliver or knowingly accept, or offer to accept, delivery of:
(a) a quantity of declared goods, the maximum price of which has been fixed under this Act, that is less than the quantity agreed to be sold; or
(b) goods inferior in quality to declared goods, the maximum price of which has been fixed under this Act, that were agreed to be sold.
Maximum penalty: If the offender is a natural person – 100 penalty units.
If the offender is a body corporate – 500 penalty units.
Subsection (1) does not apply to the delivery of goods if:
(a) the agreement for the sale of the goods provides for delivery of the goods by instalments over a period; and
(b) all of the goods are delivered within the time specified in the agreement.
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