The government has proposed stronger penalties for financial sector misconduct, including longer prison sentences and larger fines.
Among the changes are double maximum imprisonment penalties and significantly increased financial penalties for some of the most serious ‘white-collar’ criminal offences, said Treasurer Josh Frydenberg.
In addition, penalties for individuals for civil contraventions would also be increased more than five‑fold, from $200,000 to $1.05 million, or three times the benefit gained (whichever is greater) from the contravention.
According to Mr Frydenberg, the draft legislation also seeks to:
“These proposed changes seek to implement key recommendations of the ASIC Enforcement Review Taskforce, and complement action the government has already taken including providing $70.1 million in additional funding to ASIC to bolster its enforcement capabilities and establishing a new one-stop shop for consumer complaints,” Mr Frydenberg said.
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