Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

CORPORATIONS (ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER) ACT 2006 - SECT 308.25

  (1)   An eligible officer commits an offence if:

  (a)   the Commonwealth Registrar, under subsection   308 - 10(2), directs the officer to apply for a director identification number; and

  (b)   the officer does not apply to the Commonwealth Registrar under section   308 - 10 for a director identification number:

  (i)   within the application period under subsection   (2) of this section; or

  (ii)   within such longer period as the Commonwealth Registrar allows under section   308 - 30.

Penalty:   25 penalty units.

  (2)   The application period is the period of:

  (a)   the number of days specified in the direction; or

  (b)   if the number of days is not specified in the direction--28 days;

after the day the Commonwealth Registrar gives the direction.

  (3)   An offence against subsection   (1) is an offence of strict liability.

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

  (4)   A person who contravenes, or is involved in a contravention of, subsection   (1) contravenes this subsection.

Note 1:   This subsection is a civil penalty provision (see section   386 - 1).

Note 2:   Section   694 - 55 defines involved in .