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134C Amount of penalty
The penalty to be specified in an infringement notice that is to be issued to a person, in relation to an alleged contravention of a provision of the Australian Consumer Law, must be a penalty equal to the amount worked out using the following table:
- Amount of penalty
- Item If the infringement notice is for an alleged contravention of one of the following provisions of the Australian Consumer Law ... the amount is ...
- 1 a provision of Part 2‑2 (a) if the person is a listed corporation—600 penalty units; or(b) if the person is a body corporate other than a listed corporation—60 penalty units; or(c) if the person is not a body corporate—12 penalty units.
- 2 a provision of Part 3‑1 (other than subsection 32(1), 35(1), 36(1), (2) or (3), section 40 or 43 or subsection 47(1)) (a) if the person is a listed corporation—600 penalty units; or(b) if the person is a body corporate other than a listed corporation—60 penalty units; or(c) if the person is not a body corporate—12 penalty units.
- 3 subsection 47(1) (a) if the person is a body corporate—10 penalty units; or(b) if the person is not a body corporate—2 penalty units.
- 4 subsection 66(2) (a) if the person is a body corporate—55 penalty units; or(b) if the person is not a body corporate—11 penalty units.
- 5 a provision of Division 2 of Part 3‑2 (other than section 85) (a) if the person is a body corporate—60 penalty units; or(b) if the person is not a body corporate—12 penalty units.
- 6 a provision of Division 3 of Part 3‑2 (other than subsection 96(2)) (a) if the person is a body corporate—55 penalty units; or(b) if the person is not a body corporate—11 penalty units.
- 6A subsection 99B(1), section 99C, subsection 99D(1), section 99E or subsection 99F(2) (a) if the person is a body corporate—55 penalty units; or(b) if the person is not a body corporate—11 penalty units.
- 7 subsection 100(1) or (3) or 101(3) or (4) (a) if the person is a body corporate—20 penalty units; or(b) if the person is not a body corporate—4 penalty units.
- 8 subsection 102(2) or 103(2) (a) if the person is a body corporate—60 penalty units; or(b) if the person is not a body corporate—12 penalty units.
- 9 subsection 106(1), (2), (3) or (5), 107(1) or (2), 118(1), (2), (3) or (5), 119(1) or (2) (a) if the person is a listed corporation—600 penalty units; or(b) if the person is a body corporate other than a listed corporation—60 penalty units; or(c) if the person is not a body corporate—12 penalty units.
- 10 subsection 125(4) (a) if the person is a body corporate—30 penalty units; or(b) if the person is not a body corporate—6 penalty units.
- 11 subsection 127(1) or (2) (a) if the person is a listed corporation—600 penalty units; or(b) if the person is a body corporate other than a listed corporation—60 penalty units; or(c) if the person is not a body corporate—12 penalty units.