Power to order remedying of offence
31 Power to order remedying of offence
Where any person is convicted of an offence against this Act the industrial magistrate may, in addition to imposing a penalty on the person order that the person take steps to rectify the contravention or failure to comply in question to the satisfaction of an inspector within the time specified in the order.
When the industrial magistrate is minded to make an order pursuant to subsection (1) an industrial magistrate may adjourn the matter of penalty to be imposed until the expiration of the time to be specified in the order or of that time as later enlarged or until the expiration of another time later fixed, as the case requires, but in that event the offender shall not be punished if the offender has complied with the order by the expiration of the material time.
A person must not contravene an order made under subsection (1).
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
An offence against subsection (3) is a continuing offence and may be charged in 1 or more complaints for periods the offence continues.
Maximum penalty for each day the offence continues after a conviction against subsection (3)—0.2 penalty units.
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