110Penalties

110 Penalties

(1) This section applies to a provision prescribing a penalty for an offence against this Act. (2) A penalty is: (a) a court‑imposed penalty; or (b) an infringement notice penalty; or (c) a demerit point.

Drafting note: A demerit point may be applied under jurisdiction law as an administrative sanction.

(3) A court‑imposed penalty is the maximum fine for an individual who is found guilty of the offence by a court. (4) An infringement notice penalty is the fine payable for the offence under an infringement notice issued to an individual. (5) The penalty for a category of offence in relation to a failure to comply with the standard hours, BFM hours or AFM hours is set out in the following table:

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td style="width:20.48%; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><a id="BK_S4P52L53C54"><span>Offence category</span></a></p></td><td style="width:29.08%; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Infringement notice penalty</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Court</span><span>‑</span><span>imposed penalty</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:20.48%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:29.08%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-weight:bold"></span></p></td><td style="width:19.6%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-weight:bold">1st offence</span></p></td><td style="width:30.84%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-weight:bold">2</span><span style="font-size:6.67pt; font-weight:bold; vertical-align:super">nd</span><span style="font-weight:bold"> or subsequent offence</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:20.48%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>minor risk</span></p></td><td style="width:29.08%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>for a breach of a short rest break—$200</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>for any other breach—$300</span></p></td><td style="width:19.6%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>$1</span><span> </span><span>000</span></p></td><td style="width:30.84%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>$1</span><span> </span><span>000</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:20.48%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>substantial</span><span style="background-color:#e6e6e6"> </span><span>risk</span></p></td><td style="width:29.08%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>$600</span></p></td><td style="width:19.6%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>$2</span><span> </span><span>000</span></p></td><td style="width:30.84%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>the court</span><span>‑</span><span>imposed penalty for a severe risk offence</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:20.48%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>severe</span><span style="background-color:#e6e6e6"> </span><span>risk</span></p></td><td style="width:29.08%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>not available</span></p></td><td style="width:19.6%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>$5</span><span> </span><span>000 +</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>3 demerit points</span></p></td><td style="width:30.84%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>the court</span><span>‑</span><span>imposed penalty for a critical risk offence</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:20.48%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>critical risk</span></p></td><td style="width:29.08%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>not available</span></p></td><td style="width:19.6%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>$10</span><span> </span><span>000 +</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>4 demerit points</span></p></td><td style="width:30.84%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>$10</span><span> </span><span>000 +</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>$1</span><span> </span><span>000 per 15 min breach +</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>4 demerit points</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>