Queensland Consolidated Acts

FAIR TRADING ACT 1989 - SECT 33

33 Amount of penalty

(1) The penalty to be stated 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 (Queensland), 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 (Queensland) ...	the amount is ...
	1	a provision of chapter 2 , 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 chapter 3 , part 3-1 (other than section 32 (1), 35 (1), 36 (1), (2) or (3), 40 , 43 or 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	section 47 (1)	(a) if the person is a body corporate—10 penalty units; or(b) if the person is not a body corporate—2 penalty units.
	4	section 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 chapter 3 , part 3-2 , division 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 chapter 3 , part 3-2 , division 3 (other than section 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	section 99B (1) , 99C , 99D (1) , 99E or 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	section 100 (1) or (3) or 101 (3) or (4)	(a) if the person is a body corporate—20 penalty units; or(b) if the person is not a body corporate—4 penalty units.
	8	section 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	section 106 (1), (2), (3) or (5), 107(1) or (2), 118 (1), (2), (3) or (5) or 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	section 125 (4)	(a) if the person is a body corporate—30 penalty units; or(b) if the person is not a body corporate—6 penalty units.
	11	section 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	section 128 (2) or (6), 131 (1) or 132 (1)	(a) if the person is a body corporate—30 penalty units; or(b) if the person is not a body corporate—6 penalty units.
	13	section 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	section 221 (1)	(a) if the person is a body corporate—30 penalty units; or(b) if the person is not a body corporate—6 penalty units.
	15	section 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.

(2) The penalty to be stated in an infringement notice that is to be issued to a person, in relation to an alleged contravention of an FTA consumer offence provision, must be—

(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) For this section, the value of a penalty unit is the same value it has for the time being under the Crimes Act 1914 (Cwlth) for a law of the Commonwealth.