Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Long Service Leave Act 1992 - SECT 92

Civil penalty

92. Civil penalty



(1) If an employer contravenes section 90, the contravention is not an
offence, however the court may make an order imposing a penalty of up to $10
000 on the employer.

(2) An application for an order under subsection (1) may be made-

   (a)  by the employee; or

   (b)  at the request of the employee, by an organisation of which the
        employee is a member, or eligible to be a member.

(3) The court may order that the penalty, or a part of the penalty, be paid-

   (a)  to a particular person or organisation; or

   (b)  into the Consolidated Fund.

(4) An order imposing a penalty under subsection (1) is taken, for the
purposes of enforcement, to be an order made by the court in a civil
proceeding.