Australian Capital Territory
Magistrates Court (Work Health and Safety Infringement Notices) Regulation 2011
Subordinate Law SL2011-38

The Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following regulation under the Magistrates Court Act 1930.
Dated 20 December 2011.
Andrew Barr
Minister
Chris Bourke
Minister

Australian Capital Territory
Magistrates Court (Work Health and Safety Infringement Notices) Regulation 2011
Subordinate Law SL2011-38
made under the
Magistrates Court Act 1930

    
    
Contents
	Page
	1	Name of regulation	1
	2	Commencement	1
	3	Dictionary	1
	4	Notes	1
	5	Purpose of regulation	2
	6	Administering authority	2
	7	Infringement notice offences	2
	8	Infringement notice penalties	3
	9	Contents of infringement notices—identifying authorised person	3
	10	Contents of infringement notices—other information	3
	11	Contents of reminder notice—identifying authorised person	4
	12	Authorised people for infringement notice offences	4
Schedule 1	Work health and safety legislation infringement notice offences and penalties	5
Part 1.1	Work Health and Safety Act 2011	5
Part 1.2	Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011	7
Dictionary		19

1	Name of regulation
This regulation is the Magistrates Court (Work Health and Safety Infringement Notices) Regulation 2011.
2	Commencement
This regulation commences on the commencement of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011, section 3.
Note	The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).
3	Dictionary
The dictionary at the end of this regulation is part of this regulation.
Note 1	The dictionary at the end of this regulation defines certain terms used in this regulation, and includes references (signpost definitions) to other terms defined elsewhere.
For example, the signpost definition ‘inspector—see the Work Health and Safety Act 2011, dictionary.’ means that the term ‘inspector’ is defined in that dictionary and the definition applies to this regulation.
Note 2	A definition in the dictionary (including a signpost definition) applies to the entire regulation unless the definition, or another provision of the regulation, provides otherwise or the contrary intention otherwise appears (see Legislation Act, s 155 and s 156 (1)).
4	Notes
A note included in this regulation is explanatory and is not part of this regulation.
Note	See the Legislation Act, s 127 (1), (4) and (5) for the legal status of notes.
5	Purpose of regulation
The purpose of this regulation is to provide for infringement notices under the Magistrates Court Act 1930, part 3.8 for certain offences against the work health and safety legislation.
Note 1	The Magistrates Court Act 1930, pt 3.8 provides a system of infringement notices for offences against various Acts.  The infringement notice system is intended to provide an alternative to prosecution.
Note 2	If an infringement notice is to be given to the Territory for an offence against the work health and safety legislation, the infringement notice may be given to the territory agency whose acts or omissions are alleged to contravene the work health and safety legislation and the territory agency may be specified in the infringement notice (see the Act, s 248).
Note 3	An infringement notice served on a public authority for an offence against the work health and safety legislation is taken to be an infringement notice served on its successor if the successor is a public authority.  Similarly, any penalty paid by a public authority in relation to an infringement notice is taken to be a penalty paid by its successor if the successor is a public authority (see the Act, s 253).
6	Administering authority
The administering authority for an infringement notice offence against the work health and safety legislation is the regulator under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011.
7	Infringement notice offences
The Magistrates Court Act 1930, part 3.8 applies to an offence against a provision of the work health and safety legislation mentioned in schedule 1, column 2.
8	Infringement notice penalties
	(1)	The penalty payable for an offence against the work health and safety legislation, under an infringement notice for the offence, is the amount mentioned in schedule 1, column 4 for the offence.
	(2)	The cost of serving a reminder notice for an infringement notice offence against the work health and safety legislation is $34.
9	Contents of infringement notices—identifying authorised person
An infringement notice served on a person by an authorised person for an infringement notice offence against the work health and safety legislation must identify the authorised person by—
	(a)	the authorised person’s full name, or surname and initials; or
	(b)	any unique number given, for this regulation, to the authorised person by the administering authority.
10	Contents of infringement notices—other information
	(1)	An infringement notice served on a company by an authorised person for an infringement notice offence against the work health and safety legislation must include the company’s ACN.
Note	The requirement under this section is additional to the requirement under the Magistrates Court Act 1930, s 121 (1) (c).
	(2)	In this section:
company means a company registered under the Corporations Act.
11	Contents of reminder notice—identifying authorised person
A reminder notice served on a person by an authorised person for an infringement notice offence against the work health and safety legislation must identify the authorised person by—
	(a)	the authorised person’s full name, or surname and initials; or
	(b)	any unique number given, for this regulation, to the authorised person by the administering authority.
12	Authorised people for infringement notice offences
An inspector may serve—
	(a)	an infringement notice for an infringement notice offence against the work health and safety legislation; and
	(b)	a reminder notice for an infringement notice offence against the work health and safety legislation.

Schedule 1	Work health and safety legislation infringement notice offences and penalties
(see s 7 and 8 )
Part 1.1	Work Health and Safety Act 2011

column 1
item	column 2
offence provision	column 3
offence
penalty
($)	column 4
infringement
penalty
($)	
1	38 (7)			
1.1	·	for an individual	5 000	600	
1.2	·	for a body corporate	25 000	3 000	
2	70 (1) (c)			
2.1	·	for an individual	10 000	720	
2.2	·	for a body corporate	50 000	3 600	
3	70 (1) (d)			
3.1	·	for an individual	10 000	720	
3.2	·	for a body corporate	50 000	3 600	
4	70 (1) (e)			
4.1	·	for an individual	10 000	720	
4.2	·	for a body corporate	50 000	3 600	
5	70 (2)			
5.1	·	for an individual	10 000	720	
5.2	·	for a body corporate	50 000	3 600	
6	72 (7)			
6.1	·	for an individual	10 000	720	
6.2	·	for a body corporate	50 000	3 600	
7	74 (1)			
7.1	·	for an individual	2 000	240	
7.2	·	for a body corporate	10 000	1 200	
8	75 (1)			
8.1	·	for an individual	5 000	600	
8.2	·	for a body corporate	25 000	3 000	
9	79 (3)			
9.1	·	for an individual	10 000	720	
9.2	·	for a body corporate	50 000	3 600	
10	79 (4)			
10.1	·	for an individual	10 000	720	
10.2	·	for a body corporate	50 000	3 600	
11	97 (1)			
11.1	·	for an individual	5 000	600	
11.2	·	for a body corporate	25 000	3 000	
12	193			
12.1	·	for an individual	50 000	720	
12.2	·	for a body corporate	250 000	3 600	
13	273			
13.1	·	for an individual	5 000	600	
13.2	·	for a body corporate	25 000	3 000	
Part 1.2	Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011

column 1
item	column 2
offence provision	column 3
offence
penalty
($)	column 4
infringement
penalty
($)	
1	22 (3)			
1.1	·	for an individual	3 600	432	
1.2	·	for a body corporate	18 000	2 160	
2	46 (2)			
2.1	·	for an individual	3 600	432	
2.2	·	for a body corporate	18 000	2 160	
3	46 (4)			
3.1	·	for an individual	3 600	432	
3.2	·	for a body corporate	18 000	2 160	
4	48 (2)			
4.1	·	for an individual	6 000	720	
4.2	·	for a body corporate	30 000	3 600	
5	50 (2)			
5.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
5.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
6	66 (2)			
6.1	·	for an individual	3 600	432	
6.2	·	for a body corporate	18 000	2 160	
7	66 (5)			
7.1	·	for an individual	3 600	432	
7.2	·	for a body corporate	18 000	2 160	
8	67 (4)			
8.1	·	for an individual	6 000	720	
8.2	·	for a body corporate	30 000	3 600	
9	68 (1)			
9.1	·	for an individual	3 600	432	
9.2	·	for a body corporate	18 000	2 160	
10	69			
10.1	·	for an individual	6 000	720	
10.2	·	for a body corporate	30 000	3 600	
11	76 (2)			
11.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
11.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
12	77 (2)			
12.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
12.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
13	77 (3)			
13.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
13.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
14	77 (4)			
14.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
14.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
15	77 (5)			
15.1	·	for an individual	3 600	432	
15.2	·	for a body corporate	18 000	2 160	
16	85 (1)			
16.1	·	for an individual	3 600	432	
16.2	·	for a body corporate	18 000	2 160	
17	85 (2)			
17.1	·	for an individual	3 600	432	
17.2	·	for a body corporate	18 000	2 160	
18	85 (3)			
18.1	·	for an individual	3 600	432	
18.2	·	for a body corporate	18 000	2 160	
19	85 (4)			
19.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
19.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
20	94 (1)			
20.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
20.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
21	96			
21.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
21.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
22	97			
22.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
22.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
23	98 (1)			
23.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
23.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
24	111			
24.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
24.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
25	142 (1)			
25.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
25.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
26	150 (1)			
26.1	·	for an individual	3 600	432	
26.2	·	for a body corporate	18 000	2 160	
27	150 (2)			
27.1	·	for an individual	3 600	432	
27.2	·	for a body corporate	18 000	2 160	
28	150 (3)			
28.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
28.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
29	154			
29.1	·	for an individual	6 000	720	
29.2	·	for a body corporate	30 000	3 600	
30	155 (1)			
30.1	·	for an individual	6 000	720	
30.2	·	for a body corporate	30 000	3 600	
31	155 (2)			
31.1	·	for an individual	6 000	720	
31.2	·	for a body corporate	30 000	3 600	
32	159			
32.1	·	for an individual	6 000	720	
32.2	·	for a body corporate	30 000	3 600	
33	160			
33.1	·	for an individual	6 000	720	
33.2	·	for a body corporate	30 000	3 600	
34	165 (1)			
34.1	·	for an individual	3 600	432	
34.2	·	for a body corporate	18 000	2 160	
35	165 (2)			
35.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
35.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
36	170			
36.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
36.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
37	175 (1)			
37.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
37.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
38	175 (2)			
38.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
38.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
39	175 (3)			
39.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
39.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
40	180			
40.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
40.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
41	181 (2)			
41.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
41.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
42	181 (3)			
42.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
42.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
43	181 (4)			
43.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
43.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
44	182 (2)			
44.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
44.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
45	182 (3)			
45.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
45.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
46	182 (4)			
46.1	·	for an individual	3 600	432	
46.2	·	for a body corporate	18 000	2 160	
47	182 (5)			
47.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
47.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
48	224 (1)			
48.1	·	for an individual	3 600	432	
48.2	·	for a body corporate	18 000	2 160	
49	224 (2)			
49.1	·	for an individual	3 600	432	
49.2	·	for a body corporate	18 000	2 160	
50	226 (1)			
50.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
50.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
51	226 (3)			
51.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
51.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
52	226 (4)			
52.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
52.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
53	228			
53.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
53.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
54	229 (1)			
54.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
54.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
55	229 (2)			
55.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
55.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
56	230 (1)			
56.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
56.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
57	230 (2)			
57.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
57.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
58	230 (3)			
58.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
58.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
59	237 (2)			
59.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
59.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
60	237 (4)			
60.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
60.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
61	237 (5)			
61.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
61.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
62	238 (2)			
62.1	·	for an individual	6 000	720	
62.2	·	for a body corporate	30 000	3 600	
63	253			
63.1	·	for an individual	3 600	432	
63.2	·	for a body corporate	18 000	2 160	
64	254			
64.1	·	for an individual	3 600	432	
64.2	·	for a body corporate	18 000	2 160	
65	260 (3)			
65.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
65.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
66	260 (4)			
66.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
66.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
67	260 (5)			
67.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
67.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
68	262 (1)			
68.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
68.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
69	273 (3)			
69.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
69.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
70	273 (4)			
70.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
70.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
71	275 (1)			
71.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
71.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
72	282 (1)			
72.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
72.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
73	287			
73.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
73.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
74	288 (1)			
74.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
74.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
75	296			
75.1	·	for an individual	3 600	432	
75.2	·	for a body corporate	18 000	2 160	
76	301			
76.1	·	for an individual	3 600	432	
76.2	·	for a body corporate	18 000	2 160	
77	303 (1)			
77.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
77.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
78	303 (2)			
78.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
78.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
79	303 (3)			
79.1	·	for an individual	3 600	432	
79.2	·	for a body corporate	18 000	2 160	
80	304 (3)			
80.1	·	for an individual	3 600	432	
80.2	·	for a body corporate	18 000	2 160	
81	304 (4)			
81.1	·	for an individual	3 600	432	
81.2	·	for a body corporate	18 000	2 160	
82	304 (5)			
82.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
82.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
83	308			
83.1	·	for an individual	3 600	432	
83.2	·	for a body corporate	18 000	2 160	
84	312			
84.1	·	for an individual	3 600	432	
84.2	·	for a body corporate	18 000	2 160	
85	313 (1)			
85.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
85.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
86	313 (2)			
86.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
86.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
87	313 (3)			
87.1	·	for an individual	3 600	432	
87.2	·	for a body corporate	18 000	2 160	
88	313 (4)			
88.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
88.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
89	316			
89.1	·	for an individual	3 600	432	
89.2	·	for a body corporate	18 000	2 160	
90	326 (1)			
90.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
90.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
91	326 (2)			
91.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
91.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	

Dictionary
(see s 3)
Note 1	The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this regulation.
Note 2	For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:
·	Corporations Act
·	individual
Note 3	Terms used in this regulation have the same meaning that they have in the Magistrates Court Act 1930 (see Legislation Act, s 148).  For example, the following terms are defined in the Magistrates Court Act 1930, dict:
·	administering authority
·	authorised person
·	infringement notice
·	infringement notice offence
·	reminder notice.
inspector––see the Work Health and Safety Act 2011, dictionary.
work health and safety legislation means—
	(a)	the Work Health and Safety Act 2011; and
	(b)	the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011.

Endnotes
1	Notification
	Notified under the Legislation Act on 22 December 2011.
2	Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

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