Making a contract etc. containing a cartel provision
45AF Making a contract etc. containing a cartel provision
Offence
A corporation commits an offence if:
the corporation makes a contract or arrangement, or arrives at an understanding; and
the contract, arrangement or understanding contains a cartel provision.
Chapter 2 of the Criminal Code sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility.
The fault element for paragraph (1)(b) is knowledge or belief.
Penalty
An offence against subsection (1) is punishable on conviction by a fine not exceeding the greater of the following:
$100,000,000;
if the court can determine the total value of the benefits that:
have been obtained by one or more persons; and
are reasonably attributable to the commission of the offence;
3 times that total value;
if the court cannot determine the total value of those benefits—30% of the corporation’s adjusted turnover during the breach turnover period for the offence.
Indictable offence
An offence against subsection (1) is an indictable offence.
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