Corporations Act 2001
View history note
Hide history noteIf the person to whom an infringement notice for an alleged contravention of a provision is given pays the amount stated in the notice before the end of the payment period for the notice:
(a) any liability of the person for the alleged contravention is discharged; and
(b) if the alleged contravention is of an offence provision and would not also constitute a contravention of a civil penalty provision - the person may not be prosecuted in a court for the alleged contravention; and
(c) if the alleged contravention is of an offence provision and would also constitute a contravention of a civil penalty provision - the person may not be prosecuted in a court, and proceedings seeking a pecuniary penalty order may not be brought, in relation to the alleged contravention; and
(d) if the alleged contravention is of a civil penalty provision - proceedings seeking a pecuniary penalty order may not be brought in relation to the alleged contravention; and
(e) the person is not regarded as having admitted guilt or liability for the alleged contravention; and
(f) if the provision is an offence provision - the person is not regarded as having been convicted of the alleged offence.
1317DAU(2)
Subsection (1) does not apply if the notice has been withdrawn.
Disclaimer and notice of copyright applicable to materials provided by CCH Australia Limited
CCH Australia Limited ("CCH") believes that all information which it has provided in this site is accurate and reliable, but gives no warranty of accuracy or reliability of such information to the reader or any third party. The information provided by CCH is not legal or professional advice. To the extent permitted by law, no responsibility for damages or loss arising in any way out of or in connection with or incidental to any errors or omissions in any information provided is accepted by CCH or by persons involved in the preparation and provision of the information, whether arising from negligence or otherwise, from the use of or results obtained from information supplied by CCH.
The information provided by CCH includes history notes and other value-added features which are subject to CCH copyright. No CCH material may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way, except that you may download one copy for your personal use only, provided you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices. In particular, the reproduction of any part of the information for sale or incorporation in any product intended for sale is prohibited without CCH's prior consent.
