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Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Miscellaneous provisions - Authorisations

208: Requirement to comply with conditions of authorisation

You could also call this:

“Follow the rules of your authorisation or face penalties”

You need to follow the rules set out in any authorisation you are given. These rules are written in the regulations. If you don’t follow these rules, you are breaking the law.

If you break this law, you can be found guilty in court. The punishment depends on who you are. If you are a regular person, you might have to pay up to $20,000. If you are a company or organisation, you might have to pay up to $100,000.

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Part 5 Miscellaneous provisions
Authorisations

208Requirement to comply with conditions of authorisation

  1. A person must comply with the conditions of any authorisation given to that person that are prescribed in or under regulations.

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

  3. for an individual, to a fine not exceeding $20,000:
    1. for any other person, to a fine not exceeding $100,000.

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