As I have said before, I'm not a fan of having penalties or punishments meted out by the Ethics Commissioner. I believe that belongs in the criminal courts. But I think the repercussions of continuous contraventions of the act will be felt sooner or later. That's why I pointed to section 19. It's clear that compliance with the act is a condition of the person being in their job. Ultimately, there will probably be some effects of having contravened the act, whoever you are and whenever it occurs.
