Queensland Consolidated Acts

TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (PASSENGER TRANSPORT) ACT 1994 - SECT 90

90 Reckless conduct—category 1

(1) A person commits an offence if—

(a) the person has a duty under section 88 ; and

(b) the person, without a reasonable excuse, engages in conduct related to the duty that exposes an individual, or class of individuals, to a risk of death or serious injury or illness; and

(c) the person is reckless to the risk.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—3,000 penalty units or 5 years imprisonment; or

(b) for a corporation—30,000 penalty units.

(2) The prosecution bears the burden of proving that the conduct was engaged in without reasonable excuse.