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.
On August 11th, 2020. See this statement in context.