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Crown Entities Act 2004

Crown entity reporting and financial obligations - Miscellaneous

172: Penalties for offences

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If you break the law against section 171(1), you can get a fine. If you are an individual, the fine can be up to $2,000. If you are not an individual, the fine can be up to $5,000. If you break the law against section 171(2), you can get a fine or go to prison. As an individual, you can go to prison for up to 12 months or get a fine up to $5,000. If you are not an individual, the fine can be up to $15,000.

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Part 4Crown entity reporting and financial obligations
Miscellaneous

172Penalties for offences

  1. Every person who commits an offence against section 171(1) is liable on conviction,—

  2. in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding $2,000; or
    1. in the case of a person or organisation other than an individual, to a fine not exceeding $5,000.

      1. Every person who commits an offence against section 171(2) is liable on conviction,—

      2. in the case of an individual, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or to a fine not exceeding $5,000; or
        1. in the case of a person or organisation other than an individual, to a fine not exceeding $15,000.

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          • Section 172(1): amended, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).
          • Section 172(2): amended, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).