37BIndexation of criminal penalties

37B Indexation of criminal penalties

37B Indexation of criminal penalties

(1) Each criminal penalty amount is to be adjusted in accordance with the method prescribed by the Regulations for the purposes of this clause.

(2) The first adjustment is to occur on 1 July 2023.

(3) The next adjustment is to occur on 1 July 2026 and an adjustment is to occur on 1 July every 3 years after that.

(4) The AER must, on or as soon as practicable after the date of the first adjustment and before each subsequent adjustment, publish on its website the criminal penalty amounts that apply on and from the date of the adjustment. However, a failure by the AER to do so does not invalidate an adjustment.

(5) A criminal penalty amount that is adjusted under this clause applies to a breach of a provision that occurs or is alleged to occur on or after the date of the adjustment.

(6) In this clause—

criminal penalty amount means any amount, specified in this Law, which is the maximum monetary penalty that may be imposed on conviction for the commission of an offence against this Law.