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Local Government Act 2002

Offences, penalties, infringement offences, and legal proceedings - Penalties

242: Penalties for offences

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“What happens if you break the rules in this law”

If you break certain rules in the Local Government Act 2002, you can get in trouble. Here’s what can happen:

If you do something wrong under section 225, section 227, section 228, or section 232(3), you might have to pay up to $20,000.

If you break the rules in section 224, sections 229 to 231, or sections 233 to 238, you could be fined up to $5,000.

If you do something wrong under section 232(2), you could go to jail for up to 3 years, or pay up to $20,000, or both.

If you break a rule that the local government made under Part 8 of this law, you might have to pay up to $20,000. But if you break a rule about trade wastes, which is under section 146(a)(iii), you could be fined up to $200,000.

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Part 9 Offences, penalties, infringement offences, and legal proceedings
Penalties

242Penalties for offences

  1. A person who is convicted of an offence under section 225, section 227, section 228, or section 232(3), is liable to a fine not exceeding $20,000.

  2. A person who is convicted of an offence under section 224, sections 229 to 231, or sections 233 to 238 is liable to a fine not exceeding $5,000.

  3. A person who is convicted of an offence under section 232(2) is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or both.

  4. A person who is convicted of an offence against a bylaw made under Part 8 (other than a bylaw made under Part 8 referred to in subsection (5)) is liable to a fine not exceeding $20,000.

  5. A person who is convicted of an offence against a bylaw made under section 146(a)(iii) (which relates to trade wastes) is liable to a fine not exceeding $200,000.

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Notes
  • Section 242(1): amended, on , by section 8(1) of the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Act 2007 (2007 No 69).
  • Section 242(3): amended, on , by section 8(2) of the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Act 2007 (2007 No 69).