Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY REGIME ACT 2023 - SECT 81

  (1)   A person must not:

  (a)   attempt to contravene a civil penalty provision of this Act; or

  (b)   aid, abet, counsel or procure a contravention of a civil penalty provision of this Act; or

  (c)   induce (by threats, promises or otherwise) a contravention of a civil penalty provision of this Act; or

  (d)   be in any way, directly or indirectly, knowingly concerned in, or party to, a contravention of a civil penalty provision of this Act; or

  (e)   conspire with others to effect a contravention of a civil penalty provision of this Act.

Civil penalty

  (2)   A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection   (1).

  (3)   Section   92 of the Regulatory Powers Act (which deals with ancillary contravention of civil penalty provisions) does not apply in relation to a civil penalty provision of this Act.

  (4)   Section   94 of the Regulatory Powers Act (which deals with a person's state of mind in relation to a contravention of a civil penalty provision) does not apply in relation to a contravention of subsection   (1) of this section.