Regulator Profits from Enforcement Actions

The Authority's funding includes administrative penalties it imposes (23(d)) and 1% of all ICT businesses' gross revenue (23(h)), creating a direct financial incentive to maximize enforcement and expand regulation. This violates separation of powers principles—the enforcer profits from enforcement—and will systematically burden smaller businesses unable to absorb compliance costs. The provision lacks safeguards requiring penalty revenue be directed to the Treasury or subject to independent oversight, creating perverse incentives for revenue-driven rather than proportionate enforcement.