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Arms Bill

Further offences and firearms prohibition orders - Provisions relating to offences

284: Offences committed by corporations

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"What happens when a company breaks the law and the punishment is prison time"

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If a company breaks a law in this proposed bill and the punishment is prison time, the company can be fined up to $40,000. You need to know that this fine is for the company, not the person who works for it. The company can be convicted and fined even if the law also allows for a fine to be given to an individual who breaks the law.

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Part 6Further offences and firearms prohibition orders
Provisions relating to offences

284Offences committed by corporations

  1. When an offence against this Act punishable by imprisonment (whether or not it is also punishable by a fine) is committed by a corporation, the corporation is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $40,000.