Article XVII — Administrative Measures

1. 1.

   A General Regulation may authorise one or more of the following measures:

   1. advice or warning;

   2. correction or resubmission;

   3. a compliance direction;

   4. correction of an official record;

   5. suspension of processing until a defect is corrected;

   6. refusal of a defective application;

   7. suspension or withdrawal of a permission, recognition, or benefit governed by the Regulation;

   8. restitution or repayment; or

   9. referral for administrative adjudication.

2. 2.

   An administrative monetary penalty may be imposed only where expressly authorised by Sovereign Decree.

3. 3.

   A measure imposed under this Article shall be proportionate to the contravention.

4. 4.

   A minor error in paper size, format, wording, or presentation should not invalidate a submission where the error can reasonably be corrected without prejudice.