Part 1Registration of consultant lobbyists

Civil penalties

I114Civil penalties

1

The Registrar may impose a civil penalty on a person (in accordance with sections 15 to 18) if the Registrar is satisfied that the person's conduct amounts to an offence under any of subsections (1) to (4) of section 12.

2

For this purpose—

a

section 12(5) (defence of due diligence) is to be ignored, and

b

a person's conduct includes a failure to act.