SPIRITS ACT 1906 (REPEALED)
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.
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