SPIRITS ACT 1906 (REPEALED)

SECTION 9 (Repealed by 74 of 2006)  

9   PENALTY FOR DESCRIBING SPIRITS CONTRARY TO ACT  
In relation to trade and commerce with other countries and among the States, no person shall:

(a) describe any spirits as brandy, as whisky, or as rum unless the spirits are brandy, whisky or rum;

(b) describe as brandy any spirit not distilled wholly from wine that has been produced from:

(i) grapes;

(ii) products derived solely from grapes; or

(iii) both grapes and such products.

(c) describe any spirits as ``Old'', or in a way which could reasonably lead to the belief that the spirits had been matured for a period of not less than five years, unless the spirits have been matured by storage in wood for a period of not less than five years; or

(d) describe any spirits as ``Very Old'', or in a way which could reasonably lead to the belief that the spirits had been matured for a period of not less than ten years, unless the spirits have been matured by storage in wood for a period of not less than ten years.

Penalty: 10 penalty units.

Note:

See section 4AA of the Crimes Act 1914 for the current value of a penalty unit.