Compliance with codes of practice
20 Compliance with codes of practice
A person carrying on a public health risk activity must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to comply with a code of practice in relation to that activity.
Maximum penalty:
for a person who is not a utility—50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both; or
for a utility—2 000 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.
A person performing a public health risk procedure must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to comply with a code of practice in relation to that procedure.
Maximum penalty:
for a person who is not a utility—50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both; or
for a utility—2 000 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.
Division 3.2 Licensable public health risk activities
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