Resource Sustainability Act 2019 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4A · Disposable Carrier Bag Charge
23H. Communication and recording of charge
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A registered retailer must —
inform the registered retailer’s customers of the charge imposed for the provision of each disposable carrier bag, in the manner prescribed; and
where a receipt is given to a customer, set out the charge mentioned in paragraph (a) as a separate item in the receipt.
A registered retailer who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both.
retailer
“retailer” means a person who carries on a trade or business of supplying any regulated goods or regulated product to consumers;
In a prosecution for an offence under subsection (2), it is not necessary for the prosecution to prove that the defendant intended to commit the offence.
The offence under subsection (2) is a strict liability offence.