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s.21A
Disclosure to general public
(1)
The Authority may, by rules made under
section 129
, prescribe
requirements in relation to the disclosure by an authorized insurer to the general
public of information relating to the insurer’s state of affairs, including
requirements as to the following
matters—
(a)
the information that the insurer must disclose to the general
public;
(b)
how and when the information must be disclosed.
(2)
The Authority may, at the written request of an authorized insurer, vary a
requirement prescribed by virtue of subsection (1) that applies to the
insurer.
(3)
An authorized insurer must comply
with—
(a)
a requirement prescribed by virtue of subsection (1) that applies to the
insurer; or
(b)
if the requirement is varied under subsection (2)—the requirement so
varied.
(4)
An authorized insurer that contravenes subsection (3) commits an offence and is
liable on
conviction—
(a)
to a fine of $200,000; and
(b)
in the case of a continuing offence—to a further fine of $1,000 for each
day during which the offence continues.