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Insurance Act 1973
49FOffence for contravening section 49E
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#### 49F Offence for contravening section 49E
(1) A general insurer commits an offence if:
(a) APRA requires the insurer to appoint an actuary under section 49E; and
(b) the insurer:
(i) fails to do so within the time required by that section; or
(ii) if the insurer is required under subsection 49E(4) to appoint a different actuary—fails to appoint that actuary within the time required by that subsection.
Penalty: 100 penalty units.
(2) A general insurer commits an offence if:
(a) APRA requires the insurer to appoint an actuary under section 49E; and
(b) the insurer:
(i) fails to do so within the time required by that section; or
(ii) if the insurer is required under subsection 49E(4) to appoint a different actuary—fails to appoint that actuary within the time required by that subsection.
This is an offence of strict liability.
Penalty: 60 penalty units.
> Note 1: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.
> Note 2: Chapter 2 of the Criminal Code sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility.
> Note 3: If a body corporate is convicted of an offence against this section, subsection 4B(3) of the Crimes Act 1914 allows a court to impose a fine of up to 5 times the penalty above.