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CurrentNon-compliance with rectification order
Chapter 10Financial and governance management
Part 10.9Rectification orders
215 Non-compliance with rectification order
(1)
A person commits an offence if:
(a)
the person is a member of a council; and
(b) the council fails to comply with a rectification order by the compliance date.
Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.
(2) An offence against subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.
(3) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1) if the defendant acted with reasonable diligence to secure compliance by the council.
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