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Employment Relations Act 2000

Additional provisions relating to enforcement of employment standards - Banning orders

142R: Offence to breach banning order

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“Breaking a rule that stops you from doing something can get you in big trouble with money or jail.”

If you break a banning order, you are committing a crime. This is called an offence. If you are found guilty of this offence, you could be punished. The District Court or the High Court can decide your punishment. They might make you pay a fine of up to $200,000. They might also send you to prison for up to 3 years. They could even do both - make you pay a fine and send you to prison. It’s important to follow banning orders to avoid getting in trouble with the law.

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Part 9A Additional provisions relating to enforcement of employment standards
Banning orders

142ROffence to breach banning order

  1. A person who breaches a banning order commits an offence and is liable on conviction by the District Court or the High Court to a fine not exceeding $200,000, a term of imprisonment not exceeding 3 years, or both.

Notes
  • Section 142R: inserted, on , by section 19 of the Employment Relations Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 9).
  • Section 142R: amended, on , by section 19 of the Employment Relations Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 9).