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INSURANCE ACT 1973 - SECT 43A

Disqualified persons must not act as auditor or actuary of general insurer

  (1)   A person commits an offence if:

  (a)   the person is disqualified under section   44; and

  (b)   the person is or acts as an auditor or actuary of a general insurer; and

  (c)   the person is disqualified from being or acting as that auditor or actuary (as the case requires).

Penalty:   Imprisonment for 2 years.

  (2)   A person commits an offence if:

  (a)   the person is disqualified under section   44; and

  (b)   the person is or acts as an auditor or actuary of a general insurer; and

  (c)   the person is disqualified from being or acting as that auditor or actuary (as the case requires).

Penalty:   60 penalty units.

  (3)   Subsection   (2) is an offence of strict liability.

Note:   For strict liability , see section   6.1 of the Criminal Code .

  (4)   A body corporate commits an offence if:

  (a)   a person is disqualified under section   44; and

  (b)   the person is or acts as an actuary or auditor of the body corporate; and

  (c)   the person is disqualified from being or acting as that actuary or auditor (as the case requires); and

  (d)   the body corporate allows the person to be or act as an actuary or auditor (as the case requires).

Penalty:   250 penalty units.

  (5)   A body corporate commits an offence if:

  (a)   a person is disqualified under section   44; and

  (b)   the person is or acts as an actuary or auditor of the body corporate; and

  (c)   the person is disqualified from being or acting as that actuary or auditor (as the case requires); and

  (d)   the body corporate allows the person to be or act as an actuary or auditor (as the case requires).

Penalty:   60 penalty units.

  (6)   Subsection   (5) is an offence of strict liability.

Note:   For strict liability , see section   6.1 of the Criminal Code .

  (7)   A failure to comply with this section does not affect the validity of an appointment or transaction.

Note 1:   Chapter   2 of the Criminal Code sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility.

Note 2:   If a body corporate is convicted of an offence against this section, subsection   4B(3) of the Crimes Act 1914 allows a court to impose a fine of up to 5 times the penalty above.



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