WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2011 - SECT 259 Proceeding for a contravention of a WHS civil penalty provision

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2011 - SECT 259

  (1)   In a proceeding for a contravention of a WHS civil penalty provision, if the court is satisfied that a person has contravened a WHS civil penalty provision, the court may:

  (a)   order the person to pay a monetary penalty that the court considers appropriate; and

  (b)   make any other order that the court considers appropriate, including an injunction.

  (2)   A monetary penalty imposed under subsection   (1) must not exceed the relevant amount of monetary penalty specified under Part   7 or the regulations in relation to a contravention of that WHS civil penalty provision.