# Prohibition on offering to provide or providing a benefit in return for the occurrence of a sponsorship-related event

> act-s245AS — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

245AS Prohibition on offering to provide or providing a benefit in
         return for the occurrence of a sponsorship-related event
          (1) A person (the first person) contravenes this subsection if:
               (a) the first person offers to provide, or provides, a benefit to
                   another person (the second person); and









                 (b) the first person offers to provide, or provides, the benefit in
                     return for the occurrence of a sponsorship-related event.
               Civil penalty:           240 penalty units.
          (2) To avoid doubt, the first person contravenes subsection (1) even if
              the sponsorship-related event does not occur.
          (3) Subsection (1) does not apply if the benefit is a payment of a
              reasonable amount for a professional service that has been
              provided, or is to be provided, by the second person or a third
              person.
          (4) A person who wishes to rely on subsection (3) in proceedings for a
              civil penalty order bears an evidential burden in relation to the
              matter in that subsection.
               Note:      It is not necessary to prove a person’s state of mind in proceedings for
                          a civil penalty order (see section 486ZF).