Section 961Q — Corporations Act 2001: Civil penalty provision—sections 961B, 961G, 961H and 961J

(1) An authorised representative of a financial services licensee contravenes this section if the authorised representative contravenes section 961B, 961G, 961H or 961J. Note: This subsection is a civil penalty provision (see section 1317E). (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if: (a) the licensee had provided the authorised representative with information or instructions about the requirements to be complied with in relation to the giving of personal advice; and (b) the authorised representative’s failure to comply with section 961B, 961G, 961H or 961J occurred because the representative was acting in reliance on that information or those instructions; and (c) the representative’s reliance on that information or those instructions was reasonable.