Corporations Act 2001

CHAPTER 9 - MISCELLANEOUS  

PART 9.4 - OFFENCES  

Division 2 - Offences generally  

SECTION 1311   GENERAL PENALTY PROVISIONS  

1311(1)    
A person who:

(a)    does an act or thing that the person is forbidden to do by or under a provision of this Act; or

(b)    does not do an act or thing that the person is required or directed to do by or under a provision of this Act; or

(c)    otherwise contravenes a provision of this Act;

is guilty of an offence by virtue of this subsection, unless that or another provision of this Act provides that the person:

(d)    is guilty of an offence; or

(e)    is not guilty of an offence.

Note: Chapter 2 of the Criminal Code sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility.

1311(1A)    
Paragraphs (1)(a) , (b) and (c) only apply to a provision in the following list if a penalty, pecuniary or otherwise, is set out in Schedule 3 for that provision, or for a provision or provisions in which that provision is included:

(aa)    

Part 1.2AA ;

(a)    Chapters 2A , 2B and 2C ;

(b)    Parts 2F.2 and 2F.3 ;

(c)    Chapters 2G , 2H , 2J , 2M (other than Part 2M.4 ), 2N , 2P and 5A ;

(d)    Parts 5B.1 and 5B.3 ;

(daa)    

Chapter 5D ;

(da)    

Chapter 6CA ;

(dba)    

Part 6D.3A ;

(db)    

Chapter 7 ;

(dc)    

Chapter 8 ;

(dd)    

Chapter 8A ;

(de)    

Chapter 8B ;

(e)    Chapter 10 .

1311(2) - (6)    
(Repealed by No 17 of 2019, s 3, Sch 1 [ 109] (effective 13 March 2019).)