Work Health and Safety Act 2011
254When is a provision a WHS civil penalty provision
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254 When is a provision a WHS civil penalty provision (1) A subsection of part 7 (Workplace entry by WHS entry permit-holders) (or a section of part 7 that is not divided into subsections) is a WHS civil penalty provision if— (a) the words ‘WHS civil penalty provision’ and a maximum penalty, expressed as a WHS civil penalty provision tier, are set out at the foot of the subsection (or section); or (b) another provision of part 7 specifies that the subsection (or section) is a WHS civil penalty provision. (2) A subsection of a regulation (or a section of a regulation that is not divided into subsections) is a WHS civil penalty provision if— (a) the words ‘WHS civil penalty provision’ and a maximum penalty, expressed as a WHS civil penalty provision tier, are set out at the foot of the subsection (or section); or (b) another provision of a regulation specifies that the subsection (or section) is a WHS civil penalty provision.