Commonwealth Numbered Acts

NATIONAL GREENHOUSE AND ENERGY REPORTING ACT 2007 (NO. 175, 2007) - SECT 47

             (1)  If:

                     (a)  a corporation contravenes a civil penalty provision; and

                     (b)  a chief executive officer of the corporation knew that, or was reckless or negligent as to whether, the contravention would occur; and

                     (c)  the officer was in a position to influence the conduct of the corporation in relation to the contravention; and

                     (d)  the officer failed to take all reasonable steps to prevent the contravention;

the officer contravenes this subsection.

             (2)  Subsection (1) is a civil penalty provision.

             (3)  Under section 31, a Court may order a person contravening subsection (1) to pay a pecuniary penalty not more than the pecuniary penalty the Court could order a corporation to pay for contravening the civil penalty provision mentioned in paragraph (1)(a).