Industrial Relations Act 1996
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400A Definitions
400A Definitions
In this division—
civil penalty order means an order imposing a monetary penalty made by an industrial court under section 400D for contravention of a civil penalty provision.
civil penalty proceeding means a proceeding for a civil penalty order.
civil penalty provision means a section or subsection of this Act that has at its end the words “maximum civil penalty”.
corresponding offence, in relation to a contravention of a civil penalty provision, means an offence constituted by conduct that is the same or substantially the same as the conduct constituting the contravention.
industrial court means—
(a) the Commission in Court Session, or
(b) the Local Court constituted for this part by an Industrial Local Court Judge sitting alone.
s 400A: Ins 2025 No 42, Sch 1[28]. Am 2025 No 61, Sch 2.52[1].