Free Trade Zones Act 1966 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 6 · Offences and Penalties
23A. Composition of offences
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The Director-General may compound any offence under this Act that is prescribed as a compoundable offence by collecting from a person reasonably suspected of having committed the offence a sum not exceeding the lower of the following:
Director-General
“Director-General” means the Director‑General of Customs appointed under section 4(1) of the Customs Act 1960;
one half of the amount of the maximum fine that is prescribed for the offence;
$5,000.
On payment of such sum of money, no further proceedings are to be taken against that person in respect of the offence.
All sums collected under this section must be paid into the Consolidated Fund.