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Section : 259 Proceeding for a contravention of a WHS civil penalty provision
Domain : Human Resource Management
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  • (1) In a proceeding for a contravention of a WHS civil penalty provision, if the court is satisfied that a person has contravened a WHS civil penalty provision, the court may:
  1. (a) order the person to pay a monetary penalty that the court considers appropriate; and
  2. (b) make any other order that the court considers appropriate, including an injunction.
  • (2) A monetary penalty imposed under subsection (1) must not exceed the relevant amount of monetary penalty specified under Part 7 or the regulations in relation to a contravention of that WHS civil penalty provision.

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