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Customs Legislation Amendment (False Trade Marks Infringement Notices) Bill 2026

Amends the: Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Act 1905 to create a strict liability offence for the importation of goods that bear false trade marks; and Customs Regulation 2015 to prescribe this offence in the Customs Infringement Notice Scheme, enabling Australian Border Force officers to issue infringement notices as an alternative to prosecution.

Summary from the official bill homepage.

Official record: bill homepage at aph.gov.au.