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Commerce Act 1986

Enforcement, remedies, and appeals - Regulated goods or services

86B: Offences relating to information disclosure regulation

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"Breaking rules about sharing information can lead to big fines"

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If you know that certain goods or services have rules about sharing information, you must follow those rules. You can commit an offence if you break those rules on purpose. You can also commit an offence if you are given an order under section 86A and you do not follow it by the given date or time. If you commit an offence, you can be fined up to $200,000 if you are an individual, or up to $1,000,000 in any other case. You will be liable for this fine if you are convicted of the offence.

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Part 6Enforcement, remedies, and appeals
Regulated goods or services

86BOffences relating to information disclosure regulation

  1. A person commits an offence if—

  2. the person, knowing that particular goods or services are subject to information disclosure regulation, intentionally contravenes any information disclosure requirement relating to those goods or services; or
    1. the person is subject to an order under section 86A and fails to comply with the order by the date, or within the period, specified.

      1. A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $200,000 in the case of an individual, or $1,000,000 in any other case.

      2. Repealed
      Notes
      • Section 86B: inserted, on , by section 15 of the Commerce Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 70).
      • Section 86B(2): amended, on , by section 32(2)(b) of the Commerce (Cartels and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 40).
      • Section 86B(2): amended, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).
      • Section 86B(3): repealed, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).