Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The penalty specified for an offence is the penalty specified for the provision under which the offence is created, or a provision or provisions in which that provision is included.
(2) To avoid doubt, a penalty is not specified for an offence if it is a consequence for committing the offence that is not a punishment on conviction for the offence.
(3) Without limiting subsection (2), each of the following is a consequence for committing an offence that is not a punishment on conviction for the offence:
(a) the availability of a pecuniary penalty order for the contravention of a civil penalty provision that relates to the same conduct as that which gave rise to the offence;
(b) the availability of an infringement notice in relation to an alleged commission of the offence;
(c) the availability of administrative consequences as a result of the commission of the offence, such as:
(i) disqualification from any office; or
(ii) consequences in relation to a licence; or
(iii) other actions that may be taken by ASIC under the Corporations legislation;
(d) the availability under any law of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory (including the general law) of an order to refund money, pay compensation, relinquish a benefit or make any other payment if the offence is committed;
(e) the availability under any law of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory (including the general law) of an injunction or any other order directing a person to take, or refrain from taking, action if the offence is committed.