The penalty to be specified 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, 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 ... |
the amount is ... |
1 |
a provision of 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 Part 3-1 (other than subsection 32(1), 35(1), 36(1), (2) or (3), section 40 or 43 or subsection 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 |
subsection 47(1) |
(a) if the person is a body corporate--10 penalty units; or |
4 |
subsection 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 Division 2 of Part 3-2 (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 Division 3 of Part 3-2 (other than subsection 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 |
subsection 99B(1), section 99C, subsection 99D(1), section 99E or subsection 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 |
subsection 100(1) or (3) or 101(3) or (4) |
(a) if the person is a body corporate--20 penalty units; or |
8 |
subsection 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 |
subsection 106(1), (2), (3) or (5), 107(1) or (2), 118(1), (2), (3) or (5), 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 |
subsection 125(4) |
(a) if the person is a body corporate--30 penalty units; or |
11 |
subsection 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 |
subsection 128(2) or (6), 131(1) or 132(1) |
(a) if the person is a body corporate--30 penalty units; or |
13 |
subsection 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 |
subsection 221(1) |
(a) if the person is a body corporate--30 penalty units; or |
15 |
subsection 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. |