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In force2024 Revised Edition
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Part · Offences, Penalties and Proceedings

49. General penalty

Any person guilty of an offence under this Act (but not including the regulations) for which no penalty is expressly provided is liable on conviction —

(a)

in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding $200,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or both; and

(b)

in the case of a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding $10,000,000, and, if the contravention in respect of which he was so convicted continues after the conviction, he is (subject to section 51) guilty of a further offence and liable to a fine —

(i)

in the case of an individual, not exceeding $2,000 for every day or part thereof during which the offence continues after conviction; or

(ii)

in the case of a body corporate, not exceeding $5,000

for every day or part thereof during which the offence continues after conviction.

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