Checklist · Competition & Consumer Law
ACCC infringement notice: time and effect record
Record of the 28-day compliance period in the ACCC July 2020 guidelines, and of the effect of payment or non-payment. Those guidelines do not say the period begins the day after the notice is issued.
- Kind
- Checklist. Steps or checks to work through and tick off.
- Where it applies
- Australia, Commonwealth
- AI use
- Yellow You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at
- 22 October 2026
- Status
- Maintained. Checked on 22 October 2026 against the authority it cites, for Australia and Commonwealth.
- Version
- 1
- Source
- Written for this library
When to use it
Use when an infringement notice from the ACCC is on the file, to record the date it was issued, the amount it states, and the compliance period. It does not recommend payment or a request for withdrawal.
Used for these tasks
Each task page says how far AI may help with the task and what the lawyer must review.
How AI may be used
AI may enter the notice date, the amount printed on the notice and the resulting compliance dates, and the lawyer decides whether to pay, to seek an extension, or to ask for withdrawal.
AI may
- Enter the issue date, the alleged provision and the amount printed on the notice
- Count 28 days beginning on the day after the issue date, and show the working
- Record any extension or withdrawal request already sent, and its date
AI must not
- Must not recommend that the notice be paid or not paid
- Must not draft a withdrawal request or an extension request
- Must not replace the amount on the notice with a figure from the July 2020 guidelines
The lawyer checks
- The notice was issued within 12 months of the alleged contravention and concerns only one alleged contravention
- The compliance period is taken from the notice and from any extension the ACCC has given
- Payment, if made, is timed so that the ACCC receives it inside the compliance period
- The client is told, by the lawyer, that payment is not an admission, and that the ACCC may refer to a paid notice publicly
Method: how the Green, Yellow and Red levels are decided. This is guidance for planning, not legal advice.
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