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RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS ACT 1992 - SECT 268

Remedial directions--breach of civil penalty provision

Scope

  (1)   This section applies if a person has contravened, or is contravening, a civil penalty provision of this Act.

Remedial direction

  (2)   The ACMA may give the person a written direction requiring the person to take specified action directed towards ensuring that the person does not contravene the provision, or is unlikely to contravene the provision, in the future.

Note:   A decision to give a direction is reviewable under Part   5.6.

  (3)   The following are examples of the kinds of direction that may be given to a person under subsection   (2):

  (a)   a direction that the person implement effective administrative systems for monitoring compliance with a civil penalty provision of this Act;

  (b)   a direction that the person implement a system designed to give the person's employees, agents and contractors a reasonable knowledge and understanding of the requirements of a civil penalty provision of this Act, in so far as those requirements affect the employees, agents or contractors concerned.

  (4)   A person must not contravene a direction under subsection   (2).

Civil penalty:   50 penalty units.



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