65Continuing offences

65 Continuing offences

65 Continuing offences

(1) This section applies to a provision of this Act or the regulations requiring a person to do, or stop doing, something (a continuing requirement provision), regardless of whether—

(a) the requirement is imposed by a direction or notice or in another way, or

(b) the person is required to do or stop doing something within a specified period.

(2) A person who is guilty of an offence because the person contravenes a continuing requirement provision—

(a) continues, until the requirement is complied with and despite the fact a specified period has expired or time has passed, to be liable to comply with the requirement, and

(b) is guilty of a continuing offence for each day the contravention continues.

(3) This section does not apply to an offence if the relevant provision of this Act or the regulations does not provide a penalty for a continuing offence.

(4) This section does not apply to the extent that a requirement imposed on a person is revoked.

s 65: Am 1977 No 17, Sch 1; 1985 No 217, Sch 3 (6); 1992 No 112, Sch 1. Subst 2024 No 41, Sch 3[34].