Failure to comply with emergency order
35 Failure to comply with emergency order
A person must not, without reasonable excuse—
carry on an activity in contravention of any prohibition imposed on the person by an order under this Part, or
neglect or refuse to comply with a direction given by such an order, or
fail to comply with a condition specified in such an order.
Maximum penalty—500 penalty units in the case of an individual or 2,500 penalty units in the case of a corporation.
Note—
An offence against this section committed by a corporation is an executive liability offence attracting executive liability for a director or other person involved in the management of the corporation—see section 122.
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