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235E: Infringement fees
or “Fines for breaking rules: how much money people have to pay when they do something wrong”
You could also call this:

“The highest fine for breaking a rule is twice the normal fee.”

If you commit an infringement offence, the court can fine you. The most the court can make you pay is twice as much as the usual infringement fee. For example, if the normal fee for the offence is $100, the court could make you pay up to $200.

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Part 11 General provisions
Infringement offences

235EAInfringement fine

  1. The maximum fine that can be imposed by the court in relation to an infringement offence is double the amount of the infringement fee.

Notes
  • Section 235EA: inserted, on , by section 21 of the Worker Protection (Migrant and Other Employees) Act 2023 (2023 No 36).