Commonwealth Numbered Acts Commonwealth Numbered Acts(1) A person contravenes this subsection if:
(a) the person is a reporting entity; and
(b) the person is required, under this Chapter, to give the Secretary:
(i) a report; or
(ii) additional information about a matter in a report; and
(c) the person does not give the report or information in accordance with this Chapter.
Note: The physical elements of offences against subsections (2) and (5) are set out in this subsection (see section 165).
Fault-based offence
(2) A person commits an offence if the person contravenes subsection (1).
(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), strict liability applies to paragraph (1)(a).
Offences--extended geographical jurisdiction
(4) Section 15.4 of the Criminal Code (extended geographical jurisdiction--category D) applies to an offence against subsection (2).
Strict liability offence
(5) A person commits an offence of strict liability if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Civil penalty provision
(6) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Civil penalty: 20 penalty units.
Continuing offences and continuing contraventions of civil penalty provision
(7) The maximum penalty for each day that an offence under subsection (2) or (5) continues is 10% of the maximum penalty that can be imposed in respect of the offence.
Note: Subsections (2) and (5) are continuing offences under section 4K of the Crimes Act 1914 .
(8) The maximum civil penalty for each day that a contravention of subsection (6) continues is 10% of the maximum civil penalty that can be imposed in respect of a contravention of that subsection.
Note: Subsection (6) is a continuing civil penalty provision under section 93 of the Regulatory Powers Act.