Statutory Bodies (Discipline and Surcharge) Act 2000 · Updated to 22 Oct 2021 · Part IV · Surcharge
Section 16
Feedback & supportIf a satisfactory explanation is not received within 14 days from the date of service of a notice on a person under section 15, the Board may—
Board
“Board” means the statutory body itself or, where the incorporating law provides for a separate board, council or committee by whatever name called to carry out the functions of the statutory body and to have charge of the general management and administration of the statutory body, that board, council or committee;
in the case of an act or omission described in paragraph 14(a), (b) or (c), surcharge against the person a sum of money not exceeding the amount not collected or of the improper payment made or of the value of the deficiency in the property or the value of the property destroyed; and
in the case of an act or omission described in paragraph 14(d)
or (e), surcharge against the person such sum of money as the Board deems fit, having regard to the circumstances of the case.