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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2000 - SECT 12

Penalty for offence against this Division

12 Penalty for offence against this Division

A person who contravenes, whether by act or omission, a provision of this Division is guilty of an offence against that provision and is liable to the following maximum penalty:

(a) in the case of a corporation (being a previous offender)-7,500 penalty units, or
(b) in the case of a corporation (not being a previous offender)-5,000 penalty units, or
(c) in the case of an individual (being a previous offender)-750 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both, or
(d) in the case of an individual (not being a previous offender)-500 penalty units.
Note: Section 17 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 provides, at the enactment of this Act, that the value of a penalty unit is $110. Accordingly, the above maximum penalties are as follows:
(a) in the case of a corporation (being a previous offender)-$825,000, or
(b) in the case of a corporation (not being a previous offender)-$550,000, or
(c) in the case of an individual (being a previous offender)-$82,500 or imprisonment for 2 years, or both, or
(d) in the case of an individual (not being a previous offender)-$55,000.



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