The penalty to be specified in an infringement notice that is to be issued to a person, in relation to an alleged contravention of a provision of the Australian Consumer Law, must be a penalty equal to the amount worked out using the following table:
Amount of penalty | ||
Item | If the infringement notice is for an alleged contravention of one of the following provisions of the Australian Consumer Law ... | the amount is ... |
1 | a provision of Part 2 - 2 | (a) if the person is a listed corporation--600 penalty units; or (b) if the person is a body corporate other than a listed corporation--60 penalty units; or (c) if the person is not a body corporate--12 penalty units. |
2 | a provision of Part 3 - 1 (other than subsection 32(1), 35(1), 36(1), (2) or (3), section 40 or 43 or subsection 47(1)) | (a) if the person is a listed corporation--600 penalty units; or (b) if the person is a body corporate other than a listed corporation--60 penalty units; or (c) if the person is not a body corporate--12 penalty units. |
3 | subsection 47(1) | |
4 | subsection 66(2) | (a) if the person is a body corporate--55 penalty units; or (b) if the person is not a body corporate--11 penalty units. |
5 | a provision of Division 2 of Part 3 - 2 (other than section 85) | (a) if the person is a body corporate--60 penalty units; or (b) if the person is not a body corporate--12 penalty units. |
6 | a provision of Division 3 of Part 3 - 2 (other than subsection 96(2)) | (a) if the person is a body corporate--55 penalty units; or (b) if the person is not a body corporate--11 penalty units. |
6A | subsection 99B(1), section 99C, subsection 99D(1), section 99E or subsection 99F(2) | (a) if the person is a body corporate--55 penalty units; or (b) if the person is not a body corporate--11 penalty units. |
7 | subsection 100(1) or (3) or 101(3) or (4) | |
8 | subsection 102(2) or 103(2) | (a) if the person is a body corporate--60 penalty units; or (b) if the person is not a body corporate--12 penalty units. |
9 | subsection 106(1), (2), (3) or (5), 107(1) or (2), 118(1), (2), (3) or (5), 119(1) or (2) | (a) if the person is a listed corporation--600 penalty units; or (b) if the person is a body corporate other than a listed corporation--60 penalty units; or (c) if the person is not a body corporate--12 penalty units. |
10 | subsection 125(4) | |
11 | subsection 127(1) or (2) | (a) if the person is a listed corporation--600 penalty units; or (b) if the person is a body corporate other than a listed corporation--60 penalty units; or (c) if the person is not a body corporate--12 penalty units. |
12 | subsection 128(2) or (6), 131(1) or 132(1) | |
13 | subsection 136(1), (2) or (3) or 137(1) or (2) | (a) if the person is a listed corporation--600 penalty units; or (b) if the person is a body corporate other than a listed corporation--60 penalty units; or (c) if the person is not a body corporate--12 penalty units. |
14 | subsection 221(1) | |
15 | subsection 222(1) | (a) if the person is a body corporate--50 penalty units; or (b) if the person is not a body corporate--10 penalty units. |