New legislation with the purpose of improving Commonwealth criminal justice arrangements (ie, drug and identity crime offences) has significantly affected the size of potential fines applicable for corporations and individuals who are found guilty of committing certain offences under a wide range of Federal laws including:
- Privacy Act 1988;
- Telecommunications Act 1997;
- Corporations Act 2001;
- SPAM Act 2003;
- Do Not Call Register Act 2006;
- National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009;
- The Fair Work Act 2009; and
- Competition and Consumer Act 2010.
Learn more at http://www.mondaq.com/australia/x/222088/Crime/Penalty+Unit+Hike+Cost+of+Offe
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