Continuing contraventions of civil penalty provisions
93 Continuing contraventions of civil penalty provisions
If an act or thing is required under a civil penalty provision to be done:
within a particular period; or
before a particular time;
then the obligation to do that act or thing continues until the act or thing is done (even if the period has expired or the time has passed).
A person who contravenes a civil penalty provision that requires an act or thing to be done:
within a particular period; or
before a particular time;
commits a separate contravention of that provision in respect of each day during which the contravention occurs (including the day the relevant civil penalty order is made or any later day).
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