24Increased penalty for offence causing serious harm

24 Increased penalty for offence causing serious harm

24 Increased penalty for offence causing serious harm

(1) This section applies when a person is convicted of an offence against a provision of this Act and it is proved beyond reasonable doubt that the person knew that its commission was likely to cause serious harm to a person, animal or thing or the environment by exposure to radiation.

(2) When this section applies, the maximum penalty that may be imposed in respect of the offence concerned is increased to $2,000,000 in the case of a corporation or $500,000 or imprisonment for 2 years, or both, in any other case.

s 24: Am 2010 No 91, Sch 1 [7]; 2024 No 20, Sch 6[6] [7].