📜 Food Amendment (Shark Fin Prohibition) Bill 2019
This bill amends the Food Act 2008 to prohibit the sale and supply of food containing shark fins. It defines 'shark fin' and establishes penalties for individuals and body corporates who sell food containing shark fins, whether knowingly or if they ought reasonably to know.
Impact
Businesses selling food and consumers are affected. This matters because it aims to protect shark populations and address concerns about unsustainable fishing practices.
Key Changes
Parliamentary Progress
- LC Second Reading MovedLC6 June 2019
Penalty Provisions4 found
Selling food that the person knows contains shark fin
“(a) for an individual — a fine of $50 000; (b) for a body corporate — a fine of $250 000.”
Selling food that the person knows contains shark fin
“(a) for an individual — a fine of $50 000; (b) for a body corporate — a fine of $250 000.”
Selling food that the person ought reasonably to know contains shark fin
“(a) for an individual — a fine of $40 000; (b) for a body corporate — a fine of $200 000.”
Selling food that the person ought reasonably to know contains shark fin
“(a) for an individual — a fine of $40 000; (b) for a body corporate — a fine of $200 000.”
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