The FSC is not a judicial organ. When problems arise with financial service organizations or public companies, they can only be subjected to administrative penalties in accordance with laws and regulations or else turned over to public prosecutors and the courts. The FSC cannot itself directly impose criminal sanctions.
林忠正感嘆地說，金管會並非司法機關，所有金融服務機構及公開發行公司發生的問題，只能用法條規範、懲戒或移送法辦，並不能直接制裁。