Securities and Futures Act 2001 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 9 · Supervision and Investigation
148. Offences
Feedback & supportA person who, without reasonable excuse, refuses or fails to comply with a requirement of the Authority under section 142, 143 or 144 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $5,000 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.
A person who, in purported compliance with a requirement of the Authority under section 142, 143 or 144, discloses information, or makes a statement, that is false or misleading in a material particular shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.
It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence under subsection (2) if the defendant proves that the defendant believed on reasonable grounds that the information or statement was true and was not misleading.