Securing compliance : civil and administrative penalties in Australian federal regulation, April 2002.

Sydney : Australian Law Reform Commission, 2002.

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Administrative law -- Australia.

Civil law -- Australia.

Sentences (Criminal procedure) -- Australia.

Punishment -- Australia.

Independent regulatory commissions -- Australia.

Administrative agencies -- Australia.

1. Scope and direction of enquiry

Part A. The Role of penalties in government regulation: 2. Definitions and terminology

3. Types of penalties

4. The Regulators and the regulated

Part B. Penalties and regulation in practice: 5. Overview of federal regulators

6. Regulators and the DPP

Part C. Procedures and protections: 7. Fairness

8. Multiple proceedings and multiple penalties

9. Privilege

10. Accountability

11. Recovery of monetary penalties

12. Infringement notices

13. Costs of investigation

14. Insolvency

15. Discretion, leniency and immunity

Part D. Corporations: 16. Corporate responsibility

Part E. Options for reform: 17. The Criminal/non-criminal distinction

18. Setting penalties.

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