Section 52ZZHCompetition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)

Joint and several liability for pecuniary liabilities

(1) Subsection (2) applies if:

(a) a responsible digital platform corporation for a designated digital platform service is liable to a pecuniary penalty in accordance with section 76 because it contravened a provision of this Part; and

(b) the responsible digital platform corporation is not the service’s designated digital platform corporation.

(2) The responsible digital platform corporation and the service’s designated digital platform corporation are jointly and severally liable for the pecuniary penalty.

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