This Act, consisting of 8 sections completed by one Schedule, establishes the requirements for eggs labelling and sale. A reference to the egg labelling requirements for hen eggs include: packaging for the eggs displays the relevant expression in schedule 1 indicating the conditions under which the hens that produced the eggs are kept; relevant expression is preceded or followed by the word ‘egg’ or ‘eggs’; the relevant expression is conspicuously displayed on the packaging in standard type of at least 6mm high. In addition, it establishes that hen eggs must not sold unless the eggs are packaged in accordance with the egg labelling requirements. Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both. Cage eggs—retail display highlights that a person who displays cage eggs for retail sale commits an offence if the display is not in accordance with subsections (2) and (3). Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.
Австралия · 2001-09-10