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Competition offencesPossibly — unconfirmed
Reported range, not yet confirmed against official text. Do not rely on this — awaiting confirmation.
Statutory range — reported, not yet confirmed
s. 47 — bid-riggingPossibly — unconfirmed
- Imprisonment
- 0 (no mandatory prison) – 14 years
- Fine
- Fine in the discretion of the court
0 = the law sets no minimum prison term. The court is not required to impose prison. Depending on the offence, jurisdiction, and case, it may instead impose a non-custodial sentence — e.g. a suspended sentence, community order / probation, a fine, or a discharge.
Indictable only. Affiliate and authorized-arrangement exceptions in s. 47(3).
s. 52 — false or misleading representations — indictablePossibly — unconfirmed
- Imprisonment
- 0 (no mandatory prison) – 14 years
- Fine
- Fine in the discretion of the court
0 = the law sets no minimum prison term. The court is not required to impose prison. Depending on the offence, jurisdiction, and case, it may instead impose a non-custodial sentence — e.g. a suspended sentence, community order / probation, a fine, or a discharge.
s. 52(5)(a). Knowingly or recklessly making a representation to the public that is false or misleading in a material respect.
s. 52 — false or misleading representations — summary convictionPossibly — unconfirmed
- Imprisonment
- 0 (no mandatory prison) – 1 year
- Fine
- Fine $0–$200,000
0 = the law sets no minimum prison term. The court is not required to impose prison. Depending on the offence, jurisdiction, and case, it may instead impose a non-custodial sentence — e.g. a suspended sentence, community order / probation, a fine, or a discharge.
s. 52(5)(b).
PARTIAL: s. 45 (conspiracy — the core price-fixing offence) was not retrieved in this session and is not tiered — re-check before publishing. The ss. 47 and 52 tiers below were read from the official text.