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Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Enforcement and other matters - Sentencing for offences

159: Offence to fail to comply with order

You could also call this:

“You can be fined for not following certain orders under this law”

You must follow orders given under this part of the law. If you don’t follow an order without a good reason, you’re breaking the law. This rule doesn’t apply to orders made under section 156 or injunctions given under section 157.

If you break this law, you’re committing an offence. If you’re found guilty, you’ll have to pay a fine. If you’re an individual person, the fine can be up to $50,000. If you’re not an individual (like a company), the fine can be up to $250,000.

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Part 4 Enforcement and other matters
Sentencing for offences

159Offence to fail to comply with order

  1. A person must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to comply with an order under this subpart.

  2. Subsection (1) does not apply to—

  3. an order made under section 156; or
    1. an injunction granted under section 157.

      1. A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction,—

      2. for an individual, to a fine not exceeding $50,000:
        1. for any other person, to a fine not exceeding $250,000.

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