(1) An industrial court or the Local Court may order the person to pay a
pecuniary penalty not exceeding $10,000 (a
"civil penalty" ) if the Court is satisfied that a person has contravened one
of the following--
(3) Proceedings for a civil penalty may only be instituted
within 6 years after the contravention.
(4) To avoid doubt, the rules of
evidence apply to proceedings for a civil penalty.
(5) Evidence given in
proceedings for the recovery of money is not admissible in proceedings for a
civil penalty.
(6) In any proceedings for a civil penalty, the court may
award costs to either party and assess the amount of those costs. Costs cannot
be awarded against the prosecutor except in the circumstances in which costs
can be awarded against the prosecutor in criminal proceedings.
(7) If the
court orders a person to pay a pecuniary penalty, the penalty is payable to
the State.
(8) The provisions of any Act relating to the recovery of
penalties imposed for an offence apply to the recovery of a pecuniary penalty
imposed under a civil penalty order.
(9) If, at the time of making a
civil penalty order in respect of a contravention of section 6 (2) (b), 7 (4),
16 or 18, the Court is satisfied that the amount required to be paid under the
section concerned remains outstanding, the Court may make such orders with
respect to the payment of the outstanding amount as the Court considers
appropriate.