Section 993CCorporations Act 2001 (Cth)

Offence of failing to comply with requirements relating to client money account

Strict liability offence

(1) A financial services licensee commits an offence if the licensee contravenes a requirement in regulations made for the purposes of section 981C.

(2) An offence based on subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.

Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.

Ordinary offence

(3) A financial services licensee commits an offence if:

(a) a requirement in regulations made for the purposes of section 981C applies to the licensee; and

(b) the licensee contravenes the requirement.

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