Claim: High administrative monetary penalties, as issued by regulators, do not attract a true penal consequence, but still have normal standards for judicial review.
Evidence: An Administrative Monetary Penalty is a civil penalty imposed by a regulator for a contravention of an Act, regulation or by-law. They also do not attract a true penal consequence, as "high administrative monetary penalties [are] required to encourage compliance with the administrative regime. However, normal standards of judicial review continue to apply.