Queensland Consolidated Acts

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2011 - SECT 255

255 Proceedings for contravention of WHS civil penalty provision

(1) Subject to this division, an application may be made to the commission for an order in relation to a contravention, or alleged contravention, of a WHS civil penalty provision.

(2) If a body corporate contravenes a WHS civil penalty provision, the value of the penalty units applying to the contravention is calculated under the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 , section 181B (the
"calculation section" ).

(3) For subsection (2) , a reference in the calculation section to the maximum fine for an offence includes a reference to the maximum penalty for the contravention of the WHS civil penalty provision.

Note—

A term
"penalty unit" has the meaning given under the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 , section 5 —see the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , schedule 1 , definition penalty unit .