Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00185:section:1311
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00185
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 1311
Character Range: 5468217–5469380

1311  General penalty provisions
 (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.
 (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.