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Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Enforcement and other matters - Sentencing for offences

157: Injunctions

You could also call this:

“Court orders to stop actions that break health and safety laws”

If you do something that breaks the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 or its rules, a court might find you guilty. If this happens, the court can tell you to stop doing the thing that broke the law. This order from the court is called an injunction. An injunction is like a special command that says you must stop the actions that weren’t following the rules. This helps make sure you don’t keep breaking the law after you’ve been found guilty.

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Sentencing for offences

157Injunctions

  1. If a court finds a person guilty of an offence against this Act or regulations, the court may issue an injunction requiring the offender to cease any particular conduct or action that constitutes a contravention of this Act or regulations.

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