A New South Wales company has been forced to settle a tab of more than $ 10,000 with the ACCC , after it advertised '100 per cent Aussie ' beer that was actually made in China . The Independent Liquor Group was hit with an infringement notice by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission , and had to pay the fine of $ 10,200 after its green and gold clad beer was falsely advertised . Independent Liquor Group was fined for advertising this Chinese brewed beer as 'Aussie beer ' 'Aussie Beer ' labelling from March 2014 to August 2014 featured a map of Australia with '100 per cent owned ' inside it , and the statement 'Australia 's finest malt ' . However , contrary to what its packaging suggested , the beer is made in China . The ACCC dished out the penalty in accordance with the Australian Consumer Law . 'Country of origin representations , particularly those designed to grab the eye of the consumer by using well known symbols , colours , or slogans , must be truthful , ' ACCC Chairman Rod Sims said . The ACCC fined the New South Wales company $ 10,200 , in accordance with Australian Consumer Law . 'Consumers will often place a premium on the provenance of a product , but are unable to check the accuracy of those claims . This is particularly the case with Australian made products which encourage consumers to support local industries . 'Consumers are entitled to expect that prominent representations made on packaging are accurate without having to check for disclosures in the fine print . '
Independent Liquor Group fined $ 10,200 by the ACCC for false advertising . Beer claimed to be '100 % Aussie ' but is actually brewed in China . ' ustralian beer has been banned from sale on Chinese websites since 2012, and many of these sites have also removed all references to Australia's beers as being made here.