57Additional penalties for railway offences affecting safety

#### 57 Additional penalties for railway offences affecting safety 57 Additional penalties for railway offences affecting safety > > (1) This section applies to an offence committed on or in relation to railway premises or any station, platform, monorail running line or supporting column associated with a monorail transport system. > > > (2) If a court that convicts a person for an offence against the regulations is satisfied that the offence was committed in circumstances of aggravation, the court may impose a penalty for the offence not exceeding 250 penalty units. > > > (3) For the purposes of this section, circumstances of aggravation are that the actions of the offender that constituted the offence— > > > > > (a) caused or contributed to appreciable danger or harm to any persons, animals, premises or property, or > > > > > (b) were reasonably likely to cause or contribute to such danger or harm (whether or not any such danger or harm was actually caused). > > **s 57:** Subst 2003 No 65, Sch 3 \[22\]. Rep 2005 No 55, Sch 3 \[31\]. Ins 2012 No 75, Sch 1 \[15\].