Offences relating to serious public health risks
37 Offences relating to serious public health risks
A person must not —
engage in conduct that the person knows will cause, or is likely to cause, a serious public health risk; or
engage in conduct in a manner that the person knows will cause, or is likely to cause, a serious public health risk; or
allow or permit conduct to be engaged in if the person knows that engagement in that conduct will cause, or is likely to cause, a serious public health risk; or
allow or permit conduct to be engaged in in a manner that the person knows will cause, or is likely to cause, a serious public health risk; or
allow or permit conduct to continue to be engaged in if the person knows that engagement in that conduct will cause, or is likely to cause, a serious public health risk; or
allow or permit conduct to continue to be engaged in in a manner that the person knows will cause, or is likely to cause, a serious public health risk.
Penalty for an offence under this subsection: a fine of $250 000 and imprisonment for 3 years.
Daily penalty for an offence under this subsection: a fine of $50 000.
A person must not —
engage in conduct that the person ought reasonably to know will cause, or is likely to cause, a serious public health risk; or
engage in conduct in a manner that the person ought reasonably to know will cause, or is likely to cause, a serious public health risk; or
allow or permit conduct to be engaged in if the person ought reasonably to know that engagement in that conduct will cause, or is likely to cause, a serious public health risk; or
allow or permit conduct to be engaged in in a manner that the person ought reasonably to know will cause, or is likely to cause, a serious public health risk; or
allow or permit conduct to continue to be engaged in if the person ought reasonably to know that engagement in that conduct will cause, or is likely to cause, a serious public health risk; or
allow or permit conduct to continue to be engaged in in a manner that the person ought reasonably to know will cause, or is likely to cause, a serious public health risk.
Penalty for an offence under this subsection: a fine of $100 000 and imprisonment for 2 years.
Daily penalty for an offence under this subsection: a fine of $20 000.
A person must not —
engage in conduct that causes, or will cause, or is likely to cause, a serious public health risk; or
engage in conduct in a manner that causes, or will cause, or is likely to cause, a serious public health risk; or
allow or permit conduct to be engaged in if engagement in that conduct causes, or will cause, or is likely to cause, a serious public health risk; or
allow or permit conduct to be engaged in in a manner that causes, or will cause, or is likely to cause, a serious public health risk; or
allow or permit conduct to continue to be engaged in if engagement in that conduct causes, or will cause, or is likely to cause, a serious public health risk; or
allow or permit conduct to continue to be engaged in in a manner that causes, or will cause, or is likely to cause, a serious public health risk.
Penalty for an offence under this subsection: a fine of $50 000.
Daily penalty for an offence under this subsection: a fine of $10 000.
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