Principled regulation : federal civil and administrative penalties in Australia / Australian Law Reform Commission

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Principled Regulation REPORT 1
Principled Regulation REPORT 3
Contents 7
Terms of Reference 15
Participants 19
Abbreviations 23
Glossary 27
Summary of Recommendations 31
1. The Inquiry 63
Part A Penalties in Australian Government Regulation 2. The Nature of Penalties 67
3. The Purposes of Penalties 109
4. Fault and the Criminal/Non-Criminal Distinction 145
5. Overview of Federal Regulators 169
6. The Tools of Regulation 213
Part B Corporate Responsibility 7. Corporate Responsibility 273
8. Liability of Corporate Officers 315
Part C Enforcement Options 9. Regulators and the DPP 343
10. Regulators’ Enforcement Policies 367
11. Multiple Proceedings and Multiple Penalties 397
12. Infringement Notices 431
13. Customs Prosecutions 473
Part D Procedures and Protections 14. Procedural Fairness 493
15. Elements of Fairness 541
16. Fairness in Dealings with Regulators 583
17. Leniency and Immunity 623
18. Privilege Against Self-Incrimination 653
19. Legal Professional Privilege 669
20. Accountability — Appeal and Review 693
21. Review of Decisions Imposing Quasi-Penalties 713
22. Excluding or Limiting Review 735
23. Review of Other Decisions by Regulators 751
24. Other Sources of Accountability 775
Part E Setting Penalties 25. Penalty Theory and Penalty Setting 791
26. Monetary Penalties in Legislation 801
27. Non-Monetary Penalties 835
28. Tailored Penalties for Corporations 861
29. Guidelines for Setting Penalties 881
30. Penalties in Individual Cases 897
Part F Recovery of Penalties 31. Recovery of Monetary Penalties 921
32. Insolvency 935
33. Costs of Investigation 981
List of Submissions 997
Table of Selected Legislation 999
Table of Selected Cases 1013
Index 1021

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