Penalties
57 Penalties
A person who commits an offence against this Act for which no penalty is specifically provided is liable, on summary conviction —
in the case of an individual, to —
for a first offence, $20 000 and imprisonment for 9 months; and
for a second or subsequent offence, $40 000 and imprisonment for 2 years,
and in any case, to a daily penalty of $400; and
in the case of a body corporate, to —
for a first offence, $50 000; and
for a second or subsequent offence, $100 000,
and in any case, to a daily penalty of $1 000.
[(2) deleted]
If a person is convicted of an offence against this Act in relation to any object, place or thing, the object, place or thing is to be taken as being the property of the Minister for the purposes of making a reparation order under Part 16 of the Sentencing Act 1995.
If under Part 16 of the Sentencing Act 1995 a compensation order is made in favour of the Minister, any money received by the Minister under the order is to be credited to the Consolidated Account 1.
[Section 57 amended: No. 78 of 1995 s. 4 and 147; No. 50 of 2003 s. 35(2); No. 9 of 2023 s. 10.]
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