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Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988
40FCustomer‑generated financial transaction documents not relating to operation of accounts
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#### 40F Customer‑generated financial transaction documents not relating to operation of accounts
(1) A financial institution commits an offence if:
(a) it does not retain, for the minimum retention period, the original of a customer‑generated financial transaction document; and
(b) the document does not relate to the operation of an account held with the institution; and
(c) the document is not a cheque or payment order; and
(d) the financial institution is not required by law to release the original before the end of the minimum retention period.
Penalty: 100 penalty units.
(2) An offence against this section is an offence of strict liability.
> Note 1: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.
> Note 2: This section does not apply to documents relating to certain transferred accounts (see sections 40L and 40P).