Financial Sector Reform (Hayne Royal Commission Response - Better Advice) Act 2021 (115 of 2021)

Schedule 1   Initial amendments

Part 1   Main amendments

Corporations Act 2001

84   After section 1317DAP

Insert:

1317DAPA Giving infringement notices in relation to restricted civil penalty provisions

Giving an infringement notice following proposed action notice

(1) A Financial Services and Credit Panel must not give a person an infringement notice for the alleged contravention by the person of a restricted civil penalty provision unless:

(a) the panel gave the person a proposed action notice in relation to a proposal to give the infringement notice to the person and either:

(i) no submission or request for a hearing was made within the response period for the notice; or

(ii) a submission or request for a hearing was made within the response period for the notice and the panel has considered the submission or held the hearing (as the case may be); or

(b) all of the following apply:

(i) the panel gave the relevant provider a proposed action notice in relation to a proposed instrument under subsection 921K(1) in relation to the person and circumstances mentioned in that subsection;

(ii) those circumstances consist of, or include, the contravention;

(iii) a submission or request for a hearing was made within the response period for the proposed action notice;

(iv) the panel has considered the submission or held the hearing (as the case may be).

Instruments under subsection 921K(1) and warnings and reprimands

(2) A Financial Services and Credit Panel must not give a person an infringement notice for the alleged contravention by the person of a restricted civil penalty provision if:

(a) the panel, or another Financial Services and Credit Panel, has:

(i) made an instrument under subsection 921K(1) in relation to the person; or

(ii) given the person a warning or reprimand;

because of circumstances mentioned in subsection 921K(1) or 921T(1); and

(b) those circumstances consist of, or include, the contravention.