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Coal Mining Safety and Health Act 1999
sec.267FLiability for civil penalties
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### sec.267F Liability for civil penalties
A relevant corporation is liable to pay the State a civil penalty if—
the relevant corporation contravenes a civil penalty obligation; or
a representative of the relevant corporation contravenes a civil penalty obligation.
A civil penalty may be imposed on the relevant corporation by a penalty notice given to the corporation by the CEO.
The amount of the penalty is—
if the civil penalty obligation is a category 1 obligation—1,000 penalty units; or
if the civil penalty obligation is a category 2 obligation—750 penalty units; or
if the civil penalty obligation is a category 3 obligation—500 penalty units.
For subsection (3) , the category of a civil penalty obligation is the category prescribed by regulation for the obligation.
In this section—
representative , of a relevant corporation, means an officer, employee or agent of the corporation.
s 267F ins 2018 No. 28 s 44
amd 2020 No. 10 s 139 sch 2
(sec.267F-ssec.1) A relevant corporation is liable to pay the State a civil penalty if— the relevant corporation contravenes a civil penalty obligation; or a representative of the relevant corporation contravenes a civil penalty obligation.
(sec.267F-ssec.2) A civil penalty may be imposed on the relevant corporation by a penalty notice given to the corporation by the CEO.
(sec.267F-ssec.3) The amount of the penalty is— if the civil penalty obligation is a category 1 obligation—1,000 penalty units; or if the civil penalty obligation is a category 2 obligation—750 penalty units; or if the civil penalty obligation is a category 3 obligation—500 penalty units.
(sec.267F-ssec.4) For subsection (3) , the category of a civil penalty obligation is the category prescribed by regulation for the obligation.
(sec.267F-ssec.5) In this section— representative , of a relevant corporation, means an officer, employee or agent of the corporation.
- (a) the relevant corporation contravenes a civil penalty obligation; or
- (b) a representative of the relevant corporation contravenes a civil penalty obligation.
- (a) if the civil penalty obligation is a category 1 obligation—1,000 penalty units; or
- (b) if the civil penalty obligation is a category 2 obligation—750 penalty units; or
- (c) if the civil penalty obligation is a category 3 obligation—500 penalty units.