Section 41
Composition of offences
of Employment Agencies Act 1958
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Section 41
(1)
The Commissioner or any officer authorised in writing by the Commissioner may compound any offence under this Act by collecting from a person reasonably suspected of having committed the offence a sum not exceeding the lower of the following amounts:
(a)
one half of the amount of the maximum fine that is prescribed for the offence;
(b)
$5,000.
(2)
On payment of the sum of money, no further proceedings are to be taken against that person in respect of the offence.[28C