Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SPAM ACT 2003 - SECT 25

             (1)  The maximum penalty payable under subsection 24(1) by a person in respect of a contravention of a civil penalty provision depends on:

                     (a)  whether the person has a prior record in relation to the civil penalty provision (see subsection (2)); and

                     (b)  whether the person is a body corporate; and

                     (c)  whether the civil penalty provision is subsection 16(1), (6) or (9).

Prior record

             (2)  If:

                     (a)  on a particular day (the first day ), the Federal Court makes an order under subsection 24(1) against a person in respect of a contravention of a particular civil penalty provision; and

                     (b)  that is the first occasion on which the Federal Court makes an order under subsection 24(1) against the person in respect of a contravention of the civil penalty provision;

then, for the purposes of determining the penalty payable under subsection 24(1) by the person in respect of a contravention of the civil penalty provision that occurs after the first day, the person has a prior record in relation to the civil penalty provision.

Maximum penalty payable by body corporate—no prior record

             (3)  If a body corporate does not have a prior record in relation to a particular civil penalty provision:

                     (a)  the penalty payable under subsection 24(1) by the body corporate in respect of a contravention of the civil penalty provision must not exceed:

                              (i)  if the civil penalty provision is subsection 16(1), (6) or (9)—100 penalty units; or

                             (ii)  in any other case—50 penalty units; and

                     (b)  if the Federal Court finds that the body corporate has, on a particular day, committed 2 or more contraventions of the civil penalty provision—the total of the penalties payable under subsection 24(1) by the body corporate in respect of those contraventions must not exceed:

                              (i)  if the civil penalty provision is subsection 16(1), (6) or (9)—2,000 penalty units; or

                             (ii)  in any other case—1,000 penalty units.

Maximum penalty payable by a person other than a body corporate—no prior record

             (4)  If a person other than a body corporate does not have a prior record in relation to a particular civil penalty provision:

                     (a)  the penalty payable under subsection 24(1) by the person in respect of a contravention of the civil penalty provision must not exceed:

                              (i)  if the civil penalty provision is subsection 16(1), (6) or (9)—20 penalty units; or

                             (ii)  in any other case—10 penalty units; and

                     (b)  if the Federal Court finds that the person has, on a particular day, committed 2 or more contraventions of the civil penalty provision—the total of the penalties payable under subsection 24(1) by the person in respect of those contraventions must not exceed:

                              (i)  if the civil penalty provision is subsection 16(1), (6) or (9)—400 penalty units; or

                             (ii)  in any other case—200 penalty units.

Maximum penalty payable by body corporate—prior record

             (5)  If a body corporate has a prior record in relation to a particular civil penalty provision:

                     (a)  the penalty payable under subsection 24(1) by the body corporate in respect of a contravention of the civil penalty provision must not exceed:

                              (i)  if the civil penalty provision is subsection 16(1), (6) or (9)—500 penalty units; or

                             (ii)  in any other case—250 penalty units; and

                     (b)  if the Federal Court finds that the body corporate has, on a particular day, committed 2 or more contraventions of the civil penalty provision—the total of the penalties payable under subsection 24(1) by the body corporate in respect of those contraventions must not exceed:

                              (i)  if the civil penalty provision is subsection 16(1), (6) or (9)—10,000 penalty units; or

                             (ii)  in any other case—5,000 penalty units.

Maximum penalty payable by a person other than a body corporate—prior record

             (6)  If a person other than a body corporate has a prior record in relation to a particular civil penalty provision:

                     (a)  the penalty payable under subsection 24(1) by the person in respect of a contravention of the civil penalty provision must not exceed:

                              (i)  if the civil penalty provision is subsection 16(1), (6) or (9)—100 penalty units; or

                             (ii)  in any other case—50 penalty units; and

                     (b)  if the Federal Court finds that the person has, on a particular day, committed 2 or more contraventions of the civil penalty provision—the total of the penalties payable under subsection 24(1) by the person in respect of those contraventions must not exceed:

                              (i)  if the civil penalty provision is subsection 16(1), (6) or (9)—2,000 penalty units; or

                             (ii)  in any other case—1,000 penalty units.