LONG SERVICE LEAVE ACT 1955 - SECT 10
Penalties and offences
LONG SERVICE LEAVE ACT 1955 - SECT 10
Penalties and offences
10 Penalties and offences
(1) Every person who contravenes or fails to comply in any respect with any
provision of this Act shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding 20 penalty
units.
(2) Every person who--
(a) makes any false or misleading statement in,
or any material omission from, any long service leave record which the person
is required to keep, or
(b) obstructs any inspector in the exercise of the
inspector's powers under this Act, or
(c) fails to comply with any
requirement or direction lawfully given by an inspector under this Act or to
furnish any information lawfully demanded under this Act by an inspector,
shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding 20 penalty units.
(3) Any employer
who does any act or thing for the purpose of or which has the effect of in any
way whether directly or indirectly--
(a) avoiding or evading any obligation
imposed on the employer by this Act, or
(b) defeating, evading, avoiding or
preventing the operation of this Act in any respect,
shall be liable to a
penalty not exceeding 20 penalty units.
(5) In this section,
"inspector" includes a public servant authorised under section 9 (4).
