Section 55GCompetition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)

Issuing an infringement notice

(1) If the Commission has reasonable grounds to believe that a person has contravened section 55B, the Commission may issue an infringement notice to the person.

(2) The Commission must not issue more than one infringement notice to the person for the same alleged contravention of section 55B.

(3) The infringement notice does not have any effect if the notice:

(a) is issued more than 12 months after the day that the contravention of section 55B is alleged to have occurred; or

(b) relates to more than one alleged contravention of section 55B by the person.

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation at 22 May 2026. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to https://www.legislation.gov.au. Verify the current text against the official source before relying on it.

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