16Offence to engage in regulated activity unless registered

### 16 Offence to engage in regulated activity unless registered > > (1)  [*\[Section 16 Subsection (1) amended by No. 18 of 2019, s. 13, Applied:01 Feb 2021\]*](/view/html/inforce/2021-02-01/act-2019-018#GS13@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 16 Subsection (1) amended by No. 18 of 2019, s. 13, Applied:01 Feb 2021\]*](/view/html/inforce/2021-02-01/act-2019-018#GS13@Hpa@EN) A person who is required to be registered to engage in a regulated activity, but is not so registered with a registration in a category of registration allowing engagement in that regulated activity in relation to the class of vulnerable persons to whom that category of registration relates, must not engage in the regulated activity knowing, or with reckless disregard as to whether or not, he or she – > > > > > > (a) is engaging in the regulated activity; or > > > > > > > (b) is required to be registered with such registration to engage in the regulated activity; or > > > > > > > (c) is registered with such registration. > > > > Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 200 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or both. > > > (2)  This section does not apply to a person if – > > > > > > (a) the person is not registered; but > > > > > > > (b) the person engages in a regulated activity under [section 18](#GS18@EN) .