New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 2010 - SECT 17

17 Offence not to comply with Ministerial direction

(1) A person who--

(a) is subject to a direction under section 16, and

(b) has notice of the direction,

must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to comply with the direction.

: Maximum penalty--

(a) in the case of an individual--2,500 penalty units or 12 months imprisonment, or both, and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further 500 penalty units for each day the offence continues, or

(b) in the case of a corporation--10,000 penalty units and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further 2,000 penalty units for each day the offence continues.

(2) If a direction under section 16 is not complied with, the Minister may take the action referred to in the direction and--

(a) unless the person represents the Crown, may recover an amount equal to the cost of doing so as a debt owed by the person to the Crown, or

(b) if the person represents the Crown, may require the person to pay to the Secretary an amount equal to the cost of doing so.