(1) A person must not--(a) without reasonable excuse, enter into a contract of insurance or other arrangement under which the person or another person is covered for liability for a monetary penalty under this Act, or(b) provide insurance or a grant of indemnity for liability for a monetary penalty under this Act, or(c) take the benefit of--(i) a contract of insurance or other arrangement under which the person or another person is covered for liability for a monetary penalty under this Act, or(ii) a grant of indemnity for liability for a monetary penalty under this Act.: Maximum penalty--(a) for paragraph (a)--(i) in the case of an individual--250 penalty units, or(ii) in the case of a body corporate--1,250 penalty units, or(b) for paragraph (b) or (c)--(i) in the case of an individual--500 penalty units, or(ii) in the case of a body corporate--2,500 penalty units.
(2) Subsection (1) places an evidential burden on the accused to show a reasonable excuse.
(3) A term of a contract of insurance or other arrangement is void to the extent it purports to cover a person for all or part of a liability for a monetary penalty under this Act.