Building Act 1993
242Application of penalties
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242 Application of penalties
(1) If an offence has been prosecuted by a person authorised by a council, all penalties recovered in relation to the offence must be paid into the municipal fund of that council.
S. 242(2) substituted by No. 34/2013 s. 32(4), amended by No. 15/2016 s. 18(14).
(2) If an offence has been prosecuted by the Authority or a person authorised by the Minister or the Authority, all penalties recovered in relation to the offence must be paid into the Victorian Building Authority Fund.
S. 242(3) inserted by No. 39/1996 s. 8(5), amended by No. 75/1998 s. 5(g), repealed by No. 34/2013 s. 32(4).
S. 242A inserted by No. 21/2017 s. 91, amended by No. 4/2024 s. 16.