Penalties - substantiation notice

Penalties for breaching your obligation

Your obligation	Maximum civil pecuniary and criminal penalties	Section of the Competition and Consumer Act Schedule 2 - Australian Consumer Law	Penalty sections of the Act
If you are given a substantiation notice (requiring you to substantiate claims you have made about goods or services), you must comply with the notice within the period it specifies.	$16,500 (body corporate) $3,300 (person)	221(1)	Civil: 224(3) Criminal: 205(1)
You must not provide false or misleading information in response to a substantiation notice.	$27,500 (body corporate) $5,500 (person)	222(1)	Civil: 224(3) Criminal: 206(1)

Your obligation

Maximum civil pecuniary and criminal penalties

Section of the Competition and Consumer Act Schedule 2 - Australian Consumer Law

Penalty sections of the Act

If you are given a substantiation notice (requiring you to substantiate claims you have made about goods or services), you must comply with the notice within the period it specifies.

$16,500 (body corporate)

$3,300 (person)

221(1)

Civil: 224(3)

Criminal: 205(1)

You must not provide false or misleading information in response to a substantiation notice.

$27,500 (body corporate)

$5,500 (person)

222(1)

Civil: 224(3)

Criminal: 206(1)