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166Failing to comply with enforcement notice
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166 Failing to comply with enforcement notice
(a) the person has been given a notice under subsection 165(2); and
(b) the person fails to comply with the direction in the notice.
Strict liability offence
(2) A person commits an offence of strict liability if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Penalty: 30 penalty units.
(3) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits a separate offence in respect of each day (including a day the person is convicted of the offence or any later day) during which the contravention continues.
(4) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Note: In proceedings against a person for a contravention of a civil penalty provision, it is generally not necessary to prove the person’s state of mind (see section 154C).
(5) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits a separate contravention of that subsection in respect of each day (including a day a relevant pecuniary penalty order is made against the person or any subsequent day) during which the contravention continues.