What are the penalties for failure to comply with the Act?
The penalties are up to $50,000.00 or six months in jail on summary conviction or both; and up to $200,000.00 or two years in jail on indictment or both. The Act sets a 5-year limitation period for summary conviction from the date the Commissioner became aware of the offence and 10 years after the day the alleged offence occurred. Further, the Commissioner may prohibit a person convicted of an offence under the Act from lobbying for up to 2 years. Additionally if an employee of the University has been successful at arranging funding but is found to be an unregistered Lobbyist, that funding will be lost to the University. Since the introduction of the new, the University has lost funding in a situation of this kind despite the person being registered later in the process.
