Section 1311 — Corporations Act 2001: General penalty provisions

(1) A person who: (a) does an act or thing that the person is forbidden to do by or under a provision of this Act; or (b) does not do an act or thing that the person is required or directed to do by or under a provision of this Act; or (c) otherwise contravenes a provision of this Act; is guilty of an offence by virtue of this subsection, unless that or another provision of this Act provides that the person: (d) is guilty of an offence; or (e) is not guilty of an offence. Note: Chapter 2 of the Criminal Code sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility. (1A) Paragraphs (1)(a), (b) and (c) only apply to a provision in the following list if a penalty, pecuniary or otherwise, is set out in Schedule 3 for that provision, or for a provision or provisions in which that provision is included: (aa) Part 1.2AA; (a) Chapters 2A, 2B and 2C; (b) Parts 2F.2 and 2F.3; (c) Chapters 2G, 2H, 2J, 2M (other than Part 2M.4), 2N, 2P and 5A; (d) Parts 5B.1 and 5B.3; (daa) Chapter 5D; (da) Chapter 6CA; (dba) Part 6D.3A; (db) Chapter 7; (dc) Chapter 8; (dd) Chapter 8A; (de) Chapter 8B; (e) Chapter 10.