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Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Act 1994
sec.67VReckless conduct—category 1
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### sec.67V Reckless conduct—category 1
A person commits an offence if—
the person has a safety duty; and
the person, without a reasonable excuse, engages in conduct related to the duty that exposes an individual, or class of individuals, to a risk of death or serious injury or illness; and
the person is reckless to the risk.
Maximum penalty—
for an individual—3,000 penalty units or 5 years imprisonment; or
for a corporation—30,000 penalty units.
The prosecution bears the burden of proving that the conduct was engaged in without reasonable excuse.
s 67V ins 2024 No. 2 s 38
(sec.67V-ssec.1) A person commits an offence if— the person has a safety duty; and the person, without a reasonable excuse, engages in conduct related to the duty that exposes an individual, or class of individuals, to a risk of death or serious injury or illness; and the person is reckless to the risk. Maximum penalty— for an individual—3,000 penalty units or 5 years imprisonment; or for a corporation—30,000 penalty units.
(sec.67V-ssec.2) The prosecution bears the burden of proving that the conduct was engaged in without reasonable excuse.
- (a) the person has a safety duty; and
- (b) the person, without a reasonable excuse, engages in conduct related to the duty that exposes an individual, or class of individuals, to a risk of death or serious injury or illness; and
- (c) the person is reckless to the risk.
- (a) for an individual—3,000 penalty units or 5 years imprisonment; or
- (b) for a corporation—30,000 penalty units.