Enforceable undertakings
58FV Enforceable undertakings
Accepting an undertaking
The SPF general regulator may accept a written undertaking given by a person for the purposes of this section in connection with compliance with a provision of the SPF principles.
The SPF sector regulator for a regulated sector may accept a written undertaking given by a person for the purposes of this section in connection with compliance with a provision of the SPF code for the sector.
Withdrawing or varying the undertaking
The person who gave the undertaking may withdraw or vary it at any time, but only with the consent of the SPF regulator who accepted it.
Orders for enforcing the undertaking
If an SPF regulator considers that the person who gave the SPF regulator an undertaking has breached any of its terms, the SPF regulator may apply to the Court for an order under subsection (5).
If the Court is satisfied that the person has breached a term of the undertaking, the Court may make all or any of the following orders:
an order directing the person to comply with that term of the undertaking;
an order directing the person to pay to the Commonwealth an amount up to the amount of any financial benefit that the person has obtained directly or indirectly and that is reasonably attributable to the breach;
any order that the Court considers appropriate directing the person to compensate any other person who has suffered loss or damage as a result of the breach;
any other order that the Court considers appropriate.
Definitions
In this section:
Court, in relation to a matter, means any court having jurisdiction in the matter.
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