Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

CORPORATIONS ACT 2001 - SECT 1311

  (1)   A person who:

  (a)   does an act or thing that the person is forbidden to do by or under a provision of this Act; or

  (b)   does not do an act or thing that the person is required or directed to do by or under a provision of this Act; or

  (c)   otherwise contravenes a provision of this Act;

is guilty of an offence by virtue of this subsection, unless that or another provision of this Act provides that the person:

  (d)   is guilty of an offence; or

  (e)   is not guilty of an offence.

Note:   Chapter   2 of the Criminal Code sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility.

  (1A)   Paragraphs   (1)(a), (b) and (c) only apply to a provision in the following list if a penalty, pecuniary or otherwise, is set out in Schedule   3 for that provision, or for a provision or provisions in which that provision is included:

  (aa)   Part   1.2AA;

  (a)   Chapters   2A, 2B and 2C;

  (b)   Parts   2F.2 and 2F.3;

  (c)   Chapters   2G, 2H, 2J, 2M (other than Part   2M.4), 2N, 2P and 5A;

  (d)   Parts   5B.1 and 5B.3;

  (daa)   Chapter   5D;

  (da)   Chapter   6CA;

  (dba)   Part   6D.3A;

  (db)   Chapter   7;

  (dc)   Chapter   8;

  (dd)   Chapter   8A;

  (de)   Chapter   8B;

  (e)   Chapter   10.