Tax Agent Services Act 2009
[ CCH Note: Pt 5 heading will be substituted by No 86 of 2026, s 3 and Sch 1 item 48, applicable in relation to conduct engaged in on or after 1 October 2026. The heading will read:
]Part 5 - Enforcement
You contravene this section if: (a) you represent that you are a * registered tax agent or BAS agent; and (b) that representation is untrue.
Civil penalty:
Note:
Subdivision 50-C of this Act and Subdivision 298-B of Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 determine the procedure for obtaining a civil penalty order against you.
[ CCH Note: S 50-15 will be amended by No 86 of 2026, s 3 and Sch 1 item 64, by substituting the penalty, applicable in relation to conduct engaged in on or after 1 October 2026. The penalty will read:
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Civil penalty:
(a) for an individual - 2,500 penalty units; and (b) for a body corporate - 50,000 penalty units.
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