Prohibition on offering to provide or providing a benefit in return for the occurrence of a sponsorship‑related event
245AS Prohibition on offering to provide or providing a benefit in return for the occurrence of a sponsorship‑related event
A person (the first person) contravenes this subsection if:
the first person offers to provide, or provides, a benefit to another person (the second person); and
the first person offers to provide, or provides, the benefit in return for the occurrence of a sponsorship‑related event.
Civil penalty: 240 penalty units.
To avoid doubt, the first person contravenes subsection (1) even if the sponsorship‑related event does not occur.
Subsection (1) does not apply if the benefit is a payment of a reasonable amount for a professional service that has been provided, or is to be provided, by the second person or a third person.
A person who wishes to rely on subsection (3) in proceedings for a civil penalty order bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in that subsection.
It is not necessary to prove a person’s state of mind in proceedings for a civil penalty order (see section 486ZF).
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