Section 246 empowers the court to issue a variety of 'non-punitive' orders for a contravention of a provision of Chapters 2, 3 or 4 of the ACL.
These orders are not intended to punish the person against whom they are made, but aim to rectify the situation that has resulted from the breach of the ACL.
The non-punitive orders include: directing the performance of a service for the benefit of the community; the establishment of a compliance program, education or training program, to ensure that no further breaches occur; the disclosure to particular persons of information specified by the court; and the publication of an advertisement in specified terms.