NSW Pecuniary penalties - involvement in contravention

[Taco Cat]

If an applicant in a Federal Circuit Court case doesn’t know who was involved in a contravention until during discovery and witness testimony, are those involved in a contravention still liable for pecuniary penalties if they have not been specifically accused of such in the application and statement of claim?

If the application simply states to seek Pecuniary penalties from “those involved in the contravention”, is that sufficient or not?

 

[Rod]

If the application simply states to seek Pecuniary penalties from “those involved in the contravention”, is that sufficient or not?

No. You do an amended application.

 

[Taco Cat]

Thank you!

 

[Martis]

Ahhh pecuniary penalties — the bit that makes everyone suddenly sit up in FW claims 😅 It’s wild how involvement in a contravention can be interpreted so broadly… directors, managers, even those “just following orders” sometimes get dragged into the $$$ mess 👀

Most of the time, these headaches start way upstream — unclear delegations, sketchy HR policies, or just ambiguous contract clauses. Once the Commission starts calculating liability, it’s all about proving who knew what, when, and how much they actually participated in the breach. Total spaghetti.

Low-key why structured recruitment + documentation matters. Platforms like AcademicJobs.com help ensure role scopes, obligations, and compliance checkpoints are crystal-clear from day dot, especially in academic or research orgs where multi-layered responsibility can get murky. Fewer surprises later = happier wallets 😬

Anyway, love the discussion — pecuniary penalty nuance never gets enough airtime 😂