Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

COMPETITION AND CONSUMER ACT 2010 - SECT 55E

  (1)   A surcharge participant commits an offence if:

  (a)   the surcharge participant is given a surcharge information notice; and

  (b)   the surcharge participant fails to comply with the notice within the period for so complying.

Penalty:   30 penalty units.

  (2)   Subsection   (1) is an offence of strict liability.

Note:   Sections   137.1 and 137.2 of the Criminal Code create offences for providing false or misleading information or documents.