West Coast Fever have been fined $300,000 and stripped of 12 competition points for serious and deliberate salary cap breaches in the Super Netball competition.
In total, the West Coast Fever made payments of $127,954 above the cap in 2018 and $168,659 over the salary ceiling in 2019.
That equates to 19.7 per cent over the limit in 2018, and 25.3 per cent in 2019.
Half of the $300,000 fine has been suspended for three years.
The breaches involved undisclosed contracts which committed to payments above the total player payment cap.
"There is no room for this behaviour within our sport and the Commission is disappointed to have to hand down these sanctions," Super Netball Commission chair Marina Go said.
The Fever were found to be compliant with the cap in 2020, when they made the grand final.
They will start the 2021 season on negative 12 points, meaning they face an uphill battle to make the finals.
