Power of court to make certain orders
73.—(1)  Where, on an application of the Authority, it appears to the court that a person —
(a)has committed an offence under this Act; or
(b)is about to do an act that, if done, would be an offence under this Act,
the court may (without prejudice to any other order it may make) make one or more of the orders under subsection (2).
(2)  The orders mentioned in subsection (1) are —
(a)in the case of a persistent or continuing contravention of a provision of this Act, an order restraining a person from —
(i)carrying on a credit reporting business under section 6; or
(ii)holding itself out as a licensed credit bureau under section 9;
(b)for the purpose of securing compliance with any order made under this section, an order directing a person to do or refrain from doing any specified act; or
(c)any ancillary order the court considers to be desirable as a result of making any other order under this section.
(3)  The court may, before making an order under subsection (2), direct that notice of the application be given to any person that it thinks fit or that notice of the application be published in any manner that it thinks fit, or both.
(4)  Any person that, without reasonable excuse, contravenes an order made under subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —
(a)in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both; or
(b)in any other case, to a fine not exceeding $100,000.
(5)  Subject to subsection (6), subsection (4) does not affect the powers of the court in relation to the punishment of contempt of court.
(6)  Where a person is convicted of an offence under subsection (4) in respect of any contravention of an order made under subsection (2), such contravention is not punishable as a contempt of court.
(7)  A person cannot be convicted of an offence under subsection (4) in respect of any contravention of an order made under subsection (2) that has been punished as a contempt of court.
(8)  The court may rescind, vary or discharge an order made by it under this section or suspend the operation of such an order.