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Radiocommunications Act 1989

Enforcement and remedies - Penalties

128: Penalties

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"Breaking radiocommunications rules can result in fines of up to $30,000 for individuals or $200,000 for companies."

Illustration for Radiocommunications Act 1989

If you break a rule in the Radiocommunications Act 1989, you can get a fine. The fine can be up to $30,000 if you are an individual. If you are a company, the fine can be up to $200,000. If you keep breaking the rule, you can get another fine of up to $1,000 for each day you keep breaking it. This is called a continuing offence. You can get this extra fine for every day or part of a day you break the rule. You can find more information about the laws that changed this rule on the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 and the Radiocommunications Amendment Act 2000 websites.

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Part 14Enforcement and remedies
Penalties

128Penalties

  1. Every person who commits an offence against this Act, or against any regulations made under this Act, for which no penalty is provided elsewhere than in this section shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding,—

  2. in the case of an individual, $30,000:
    1. in the case of a body corporate, $200,000.

      1. Where an offence is a continuing offence, a further fine of an amount not exceeding $1,000 for every day or part of a day during which the offence has continued may be imposed.

      Notes
      • Section 128(1): amended, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).
      • Section 128(2): added, on , by section 43 of the Radiocommunications Amendment Act 2000 (2000 No 8).