South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts59—Offence to endanger persons in workplaces
(1) A person is guilty
of an offence if—
(a) the
person, without lawful excuse, acts in a manner that creates a substantial
risk of death or serious harm to another who is in a workplace; and
(b) the
person—
(i)
knew that his or her act or acts would create that risk;
or
(ii)
was recklessly indifferent about whether his or her act
or acts would create that risk.
Maximum penalty:
(a) in
the case of a natural person—imprisonment for 5 years or double the
Division 1 fine;
(b) in
the case of a body corporate or an administrative unit in the Public Service
of the State—double the Division 1 fine.
(2) An offence against
subsection (1) is a minor indictable offence.
(3) In this
section—
"act" includes omitting to act.