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Penalties

What is a breach of the Act?
The Act can impose a range of penalties for non-compliance

Maximum penalties
Schedule of maximum penalties that can be imposed

Defences
What are valid and invalid defences

Prosecutions
Prosecutions, enforcement options

Enforceable undertakings
Definition, when can you apply, who decides if the application is successful

Notices
Improvement notices, unsafe equipment notices, infringement notices

Reviews and appeals
Getting a decision reviewed or appealing against a decision

Schedule of offences and on-the-spot fines
Information on offences and on-the-spot fines that apply for individuals and corporations

Last updated 22 July 2008