Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) Where a person is
convicted of an offence under this Act for a contravention of a continuing
nature, the penalty applicable to the offence is a penalty not
exceeding —
(a) the
fine or imprisonment specified in relation to the offence by the provision of
this Act contravened; and
(b) a
fine, calculated by multiplying by the number of days on which the
contravention occurs —
(i)
the fine specified as a daily penalty by the provision of
this Act contravened; or
(ii)
where no such daily penalty is specified, $50.
(2) Where a person is
convicted of an offence under this Act causing damage to any property and
after the conviction fails to take such reasonable steps as may be necessary
to prevent any further damage resulting from that offence, the person shall be
guilty of a further offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding
$500 for each day on which the failure continues.