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Reserves Act 1977

Miscellaneous provisions - Offences

103: Penalties

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"Breaking the rules can mean prison or big fines of up to $100,000 or $200,000"

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If you break a rule in the Reserves Act 1977 and there is no specific penalty mentioned, you can get in trouble. You might have to go to prison for up to one year or pay a fine of up to $100,000, or both, if you are an individual. If you are a company, you might have to pay a fine of up to $200,000. If you keep doing something that is against the rules, you can get an extra fine of up to $10,000 for each day you keep doing it. You can find more information about changes to this rule in section 16 of the Conservation (Natural Heritage Protection) Act 2013.

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Part 5Miscellaneous provisions
Offences

103Penalties

  1. Every person who commits an offence against this Act for which no penalty is prescribed elsewhere in this Act is liable on conviction to,—

  2. in the case of an individual, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $100,000, or both:
    1. in the case of a body corporate, a fine not exceeding $200,000:
      1. in any case, where the offence is a continuing one, a further fine not exceeding $10,000 for every day on which the offence continues.

        Notes
        • Section 103: replaced, on , by section 16 of the Conservation (Natural Heritage Protection) Act 2013 (2013 No 89).