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Industrial Relations Act 1996
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#### 400A Definitions
400A Definitions
> In this division—
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> 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.
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> civil penalty proceeding means a proceeding for a civil penalty order.
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> civil penalty provision means a section or subsection of this Act that has at its end the words “maximum civil penalty”.
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> 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.
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> industrial court means—
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> > (a) the Commission in Court Session, or
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> > (b) the Local Court constituted for this part by an Industrial Local Court Judge sitting alone.
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> **s 400A:** Ins 2025 No 42, Sch 1\[28\]. Am 2025 No 61, Sch 2.52\[1\].