Workplace Safety and Health Bill · As enacted · Part X · Offences, Penalties and Proceedings
50. General penalties
Feedback & supportAny person guilty of an offence under this Act (but not including the regulations) for which no penalty is expressly provided by this Act shall be liable on conviction —
in the case of a natural person, to a fine not exceeding $200,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both; and
in the case of a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding $500,000,and, if the contravention in respect of which he was so convicted continues after the conviction, he shall (subject to section 52) be guilty of a further offence and shall be liable to a fine —
in the case of a natural person, not exceeding $2,000 for every day or part thereof during which the offence continues after conviction; or
in the case of a body corporate, not exceeding $5,000 for every day or part thereof during which the offence continues after conviction.