Food Act 2003 No 43
Historical version for 5 April 2004 to 30 June 2005 (accessed 23 May 2013 at 04:57) Current version

19   Sale of food not complying with purchaser’s demand

(1)  A person must not, in the course of carrying on a food business, supply food by way of sale if the food is not of the nature or substance demanded by the purchaser.

Maximum penalty: 500 penalty units in the case of an individual and 2,500 penalty units in the case of a corporation.

(2)  For the purposes of this section, it is immaterial whether the food concerned is safe.
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