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COMPETITION AND CONSUMER ACT 2010 - SECT 51ACC

Purpose and effect of this Division

  (1)   The purpose of this Division is to provide for the issue of an infringement notice to a person for an alleged contravention of a civil penalty provision of an industry code as an alternative to proceedings for an order under section   76 for the payment of a pecuniary penalty.

  (2)   This Division does not:

  (a)   require an infringement notice to be issued to a person for an alleged contravention of a civil penalty provision of an industry code; or

  (b)   affect the liability of a person to proceedings under section   76 in relation to an alleged contravention of a civil penalty provision of an industry code if:

  (i)   an infringement notice is not issued to the person for the contravention; or

  (ii)   an infringement notice issued to the person for the contravention is withdrawn under section   51ACJ; or

  (c)   prevent a court from imposing a higher penalty than the penalty specified in the infringement notice if the person does not comply with the notice.


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