# Civil penalty provisions

> reg-5.20A — as in force on 2026-06-01 — F2026C00497 · Compilation No. 287 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2026C00497/latest/text

5.20A Civil penalty provisions
          (1) This regulation is made for the purposes of subsection 506A(1) of the Act.
          (2) If:
                (a) a person is alleged to have contravened subsection 140Q(1) of the Act; and
                (b) the person is an approved work sponsor;
              the person may pay the following penalty to the Commonwealth as an alternative
              to proceedings for a civil penalty order against the person:
                (c) in case of a natural person—48 penalty units;
                (d) in case of a body corporate—240 penalty units.
          (3) If:
                (a) a person is alleged to have contravened subsection 140Q(1) of the Act; and
                (b) the person is an approved family sponsor;
              the person may pay the following penalty to the Commonwealth as an alternative
              to proceedings for a civil penalty order against the person:
                (c) in case of a natural person—12 penalty units;
                (d) in case of a body corporate—60 penalty units.
          (4) A person who is alleged to have contravened any of the following provisions of
              the Act may pay the penalty specified in subregulation (5) to the Commonwealth
              as an alternative to proceedings for a civil penalty order against the person:
                (a) subsection 140Q(2);
                (b) subsection 245AAA(4);
                (c) subsection 245AAB(4);








                 (d) subsection 245AAC(4);
                 (e) subsection 245AB(5);
                  (f) subsection 245AC(5);
                 (g) subsection 245AE(5);
                 (h) subsection 245AEA(5);
                  (i) subsection 245AR(5);
                  (j) subsection 245AS(1);
                 (k) subsection 245AYL(4).
          (5) For the purposes of subregulation (4), the penalty is:
               (a) in case of a natural person—48 penalty units; or
               (b) in case of a body corporate—240 penalty units.
          (6) A person who is alleged to have contravened subsection 140XE(3) or 140XF(3)
              of the Act may pay the following penalty to the Commonwealth as an alternative
              to proceedings for a civil penalty order against the person:
                (a) in case of a natural person—12 penalty units;
                (b) in case of a body corporate—60 penalty units.
          (7) A person who is alleged to have contravened subsection 140RB(5), 245AYN(3)
              or 245AYP(5) of the Act may pay the following penalty to the Commonwealth
              as an alternative to proceedings for a civil penalty order against the person:
                (a) in case of a natural person—9 penalty units;
               (b) in case of a body corporate—45 penalty units.









Division 5.5—Infringement notices