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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2012 - SECT 272A

272A—Insurance or other indemnity against penalties

        (1)         A person must not, without reasonable excuse—

            (a)         enter into a contract of insurance or other arrangement that purports to insure or indemnify a person for a liability for all or part of a monetary penalty under this Act; or

            (b)         provide a contract of insurance or an indemnity for a liability for all or part of a monetary penalty under this Act; or

            (c)         take the benefit of a contract of insurance or other arrangement, or an indemnity, that purports to insure or indemnify a person for a liability for all or part of a monetary penalty under this Act.

Maximum penalty: $50 000.

        (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, or an indemnity, is void to the extent it purports to insure or indemnify a person for a liability for all or part of a monetary penalty under this Act.



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