144Multiple contraventions of civil penalty provisions

Start here

Get a plain-English read of 144

Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Circular Economy (Waste Reduction and Recycling) Act 2021.

Ask Zoe about this section View in full context

144 Multiple contraventions of civil penalty provisions

(1) Subject to subsection (2), a court may order that a person pay a single civil penalty for multiple contraventions of a civil penalty provision if—

(a) the multiple contraventions are based on the same facts; or

(b) the multiple contraventions form, or are part of, a series of contraventions of the same or a similar nature.

(2) A single civil penalty ordered under subsection (1) must not exceed the sum of the maximum penalties that the court may have ordered if separate civil penalties were ordered for each of the contraventions.

Section 144 - Circular Economy (Waste Reduction and Recycling) Act 2021 - Multiple contraventions of civil penalty provisions | Zoe