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Unclaimed Money Act 1995
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#### 26N Compliance notices
26N Compliance notices
> > (1) The Chief Commissioner may give a person or enterprise a written notice (a compliance notice) if the Chief Commissioner believes the person or enterprise—
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> > > (a) is contravening section 8A, 9B, 9C or 10, or
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> > > (b) has contravened section 8A, 9B, 9C or 10 in circumstances that make it likely that the contravention will continue or be repeated.
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> > (2) A compliance notice may require the person or enterprise—
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> > > (a) to remedy the contravention, or
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> > > (b) to prevent a likely contravention from occurring, or
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> > > (c) to remedy the things or operations causing the contravention or likely contravention.
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> > (3) A compliance notice must state—
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> > > (a) the grounds on which the notice is given, including the particular contravention or contraventions on which the notice is based, and
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> > > (b) the day by which the person or enterprise is required to comply with the notice.
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> > (4) A compliance notice may include directions as to the measures to be taken to remedy the contravention or prevent the likely contravention, or remedy the matters or activities causing the contravention or likely contravention, to which the notice relates.
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> > (5) Before giving a compliance notice to a person or enterprise, the Chief Commissioner must—
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> > > (a) notify the person or enterprise of the Chief Commissioner’s intention to give the compliance notice, including—
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> > > > (i) the grounds on which the compliance notice is proposed to be given, and
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> > > > (ii) the proposed day by which the person or enterprise will be required to comply with the notice, and
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> > > (b) invite the person or enterprise to make submissions about the proposed compliance notice within the period of 14 days after being notified under paragraph (a), and
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> > > (c) consider submissions made by the person or enterprise within the 14-day period.
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> > (6) A person or enterprise to whom a compliance notice is given must comply with the notice within the period specified in the notice.
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> > Maximum penalty for subsection (6)—
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> > > (a) for an individual—250 penalty units, or
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> > > (b) otherwise—500 penalty units.
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> **s 26N:** Ins 2025 No 37, Sch 8\[14\].