The penalty was for the entry of an erroneous order which resulted in a market for Tanami Gold NL fully paid ordinary shares not being both fair and orderly.
The MDP was satisfied that the misconduct was an isolated incident.
Hartleys had no contraventions found against it by the MDP regarding non-compliance with the market integrity rules and only two previous contraventions found against it by the ASX Disciplinary Tribunal since 2010 regarding non-compliance with the ASX Market Rules.
According to ASIC, Hartleys agreed not to contest the matter, thereby saving time and costs that would otherwise have been expended.