Tasmanian Consolidated Acts Tasmanian Consolidated Acts
(1) A person who knowingly fails to comply with section 36 is guilty of an offence.
Penalty:
Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.
(2) A person who is convicted of an offence under this section is disqualified from holding any office under this Act for 7 years from the date of conviction, or for such shorter period as the court by which the person is convicted may order.
(3) In any prosecution for such an offence, the court may order that, despite the conviction, the defendant is not disqualified from holding office because the circumstances giving rise to the offence are of a trifling character.