Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00572:section:41
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00572
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 41
Character Range: 163909–164904

41  Amount of penalty
 (1) The penalty to be specified in an infringement notice relating to a person's alleged contravention of a civil penalty provision (other than section 22XF) must be a pecuniary penalty equal to whichever is the lesser of the following amounts:
 (a) one‑fifth of the maximum penalty that a Court could impose on the person for that contravention;
 (b) if the person is an individual—12 penalty units;
 (c) if the person is a body corporate—60 penalty units.
Note: To work out the maximum penalty mentioned in paragraph (a), see subsection 31(3).
 (2) The penalty to be specified in an infringement notice relating to a person's alleged contravention of section 22XF must be a pecuniary penalty equal to whichever is the lesser of the following amounts:
 (a) one third of the maximum penalty that a Court could impose on the person for that contravention;
 (b) 150,000 penalty units.
Note: To work out the maximum penalty mentioned in paragraph (a), see subsection 31(3).