Australian Capital Territory
Magistrates Court (Work Health and Safety Infringement Notices) Regulation 2011    
SL2011-38
made under the
Magistrates Court Act 1930
Republication No 2
Effective:  1 July 2013 – 26 February 2015
Republication date: 1 July 2013
Last amendment made by SL2013‑12

Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel’s Office

About this republication
The republished law
This is a republication of the Magistrates Court (Work Health and Safety Infringement Notices) Regulation 2011, made under the Magistrates Court Act 1930 (including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 1 July 2013.  It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law to 1 July 2013.  
The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4. 
Kinds of republications
The Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):
•	authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies
•	unauthorised republications.
The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.
Editorial changes
The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.  Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117).  The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.  
This republication includes amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).
Uncommenced provisions and amendments
If a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol  U  appears immediately before the provision heading.  Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law are accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au). For more information, see the home page for this law on the register.
Modifications
If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol  M  appears immediately before the provision heading.  The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes.  For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation Act 2001, section 95.
Penalties
At the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $110 for an individual and $550 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).

Australian Capital Territory
Magistrates Court (Work Health and Safety Infringement Notices) Regulation 2011
made under the
Magistrates Court Act 1930
    
Contents
	Page
	1	Name of regulation	2
	3	Dictionary	2
	4	Notes	2
	5	Purpose of regulation	3
	6	Administering authority	3
	7	Infringement notice offences	3
	8	Infringement notice penalties	4
	9	Contents of infringement notices—identifying authorised person	4
	10	Contents of infringement notices—other information	4
	11	Contents of reminder notice—identifying authorised person	5
	12	Authorised people for infringement notice offences	5
Schedule 1	Work health and safety legislation infringement notice offences and penalties	6
Part 1.1	Work Health and Safety Act 2011	6
Part 1.2	Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011	8
Dictionary		21
Endnotes
	1	About the endnotes	22
	2	Abbreviation key	22
	3	Legislation history	23
	4	Amendment history	23
	5	Earlier republications	24

Australian Capital Territory
Magistrates Court (Work Health and Safety Infringement Notices) Regulation 2011     

made under the
Magistrates Court Act 1930

    

  

1	Name of regulation
This regulation is the Magistrates Court (Work Health and Safety Infringement Notices) Regulation 2011.
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 (1)			
1.1	·	for an individual	10 000	720	
1.2	·	for a body corporate	50 000	3 600	
2	38 (7)			
2.1	·	for an individual	5 000	600	
2.2	·	for a body corporate	25 000	3 000	
3	70 (1) (c)			
3.1	·	for an individual	10 000	720	
3.2	·	for a body corporate	50 000	3 600	
4	70 (1) (d)			
4.1	·	for an individual	10 000	720	
4.2	·	for a body corporate	50 000	3 600	
5	70 (1) (e)			
5.1	·	for an individual	10 000	720	
5.2	·	for a body corporate	50 000	3 600	
6	70 (2)			
6.1	·	for an individual	10 000	720	
6.2	·	for a body corporate	50 000	3 600	
7	72 (7)			
7.1	·	for an individual	10 000	720	
7.2	·	for a body corporate	50 000	3 600	
8	74 (1)			
8.1	·	for an individual	2 000	240	
8.2	·	for a body corporate	10 000	1 200	
9	75 (1)			
9.1	·	for an individual	5 000	600	
9.2	·	for a body corporate	25 000	3 000	
10	79 (3)			
10.1	·	for an individual	10 000	720	
10.2	·	for a body corporate	50 000	3 600	
11	79 (4)			
11.1	·	for an individual	10 000	720	
11.2	·	for a body corporate	50 000	3 600	
12	97 (1)			
12.1	·	for an individual	5 000	600	
12.2	·	for a body corporate	25 000	3 000	
13	193			
13.1	·	for an individual	50 000	720	
13.2	·	for a body corporate	250 000	3 600	
14	273			
14.1	·	for an individual	5 000	600	
14.2	·	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	42 (1)			
2.1	·	for an individual	6 000	720	
2.2	·	for a body corporate	30 000	3 600	
3	44 (2)			
3.1	·	for an individual	6 000	720	
3.2	·	for a body corporate	30 000	3 600	
4	44 (4)			
4.1	·	for an individual	6 000	720	
4.2	·	for a body corporate	30 000	3 600	
5	46 (2)			
5.1	·	for an individual	3 600	432	
5.2	·	for a body corporate	18 000	2 160	
6	46 (4)			
6.1	·	for an individual	3 600	432	
6.2	·	for a body corporate	18 000	2 160	
7	48 (2)			
7.1	·	for an individual	6 000	720	
7.2	·	for a body corporate	30 000	3 600	
8	50 (2)			
8.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
8.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
9	66 (2)			
9.1	·	for an individual	3 600	432	
9.2	·	for a body corporate	18 000	2 160	
10	66 (5)			
10.1	·	for an individual	3 600	432	
10.2	·	for a body corporate	18 000	2 160	
11	67 (4)			
11.1	·	for an individual	6 000	720	
11.2	·	for a body corporate	30 000	3 600	
12	68 (1)			
12.1	·	for an individual	3 600	432	
12.2	·	for a body corporate	18 000	2 160	
13	69			
13.1	·	for an individual	6 000	720	
13.2	·	for a body corporate	30 000	3 600	
14	76 (2)			
14.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
14.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
15	77 (2)			
15.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
15.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
16	77 (3)			
16.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
16.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
17	77 (4)			
17.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
17.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
18	77 (5)			
18.1	·	for an individual	3 600	432	
18.2	·	for a body corporate	18 000	2 160	
19	85 (1)			
19.1	·	for an individual	3 600	432	
19.2	·	for a body corporate	18 000	2 160	
20	85 (2)			
20.1	·	for an individual	3 600	432	
20.2	·	for a body corporate	18 000	2 160	
21	85 (3)			
21.1	·	for an individual	3 600	432	
21.2	·	for a body corporate	18 000	2 160	
22	85 (4)			
22.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
22.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
23	94 (1)			
23.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
23.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
24	96			
24.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
24.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
25	97			
25.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
25.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
26	98 (1)			
26.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
26.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
27	111			
27.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
27.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
28	142 (1)			
28.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
28.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
29	150 (1)			
29.1	·	for an individual	3 600	432	
29.2	·	for a body corporate	18 000	2 160	
30	150 (2)			
30.1	·	for an individual	3 600	432	
30.2	·	for a body corporate	18 000	2 160	
31	150 (3)			
31.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
31.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
32	154			
32.1	·	for an individual	6 000	720	
32.2	·	for a body corporate	30 000	3 600	
33	155 (1)			
33.1	·	for an individual	6 000	720	
33.2	·	for a body corporate	30 000	3 600	
34	155 (2)			
34.1	·	for an individual	6 000	720	
34.2	·	for a body corporate	30 000	3 600	
35	159			
35.1	·	for an individual	6 000	720	
35.2	·	for a body corporate	30 000	3 600	
36	160			
36.1	·	for an individual	6 000	720	
36.2	·	for a body corporate	30 000	3 600	
37	165 (1)			
37.1	·	for an individual	3 600	432	
37.2	·	for a body corporate	18 000	2 160	
38	165 (2)			
38.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
38.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
39	170			
39.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
39.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
40	175 (1)			
40.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
40.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
41	175 (2)			
41.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
41.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
42	175 (3)			
42.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
42.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
43	180			
43.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
43.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
44	181 (2)			
44.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
44.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
45	181 (3)			
45.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
45.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
46	181 (4)			
46.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
46.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
47	182 (2)			
47.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
47.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
48	182 (3)			
48.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
48.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
49	182 (4)			
49.1	·	for an individual	3 600	432	
49.2	·	for a body corporate	18 000	2 160	
50	182 (5)			
50.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
50.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
51	224 (1)			
51.1	·	for an individual	3 600	432	
51.2	·	for a body corporate	18 000	2 160	
52	224 (2)			
52.1	·	for an individual	3 600	432	
52.2	·	for a body corporate	18 000	2 160	
53	226 (1)			
53.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
53.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
54	226 (3)			
54.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
54.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
55	226 (4)			
55.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
55.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
56	228			
56.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
56.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
57	229 (1)			
57.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
57.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
58	229 (2)			
58.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
58.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
59	230 (1)			
59.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
59.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
60	230 (2)			
60.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
60.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
61	230 (3)			
61.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
61.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
62	237 (2)			
62.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
62.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
63	237 (4)			
63.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
63.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
64	237 (5)			
64.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
64.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
65	238 (2)			
65.1	·	for an individual	6 000	720	
65.2	·	for a body corporate	30 000	3 600	
66	253			
66.1	·	for an individual	3 600	432	
66.2	·	for a body corporate	18 000	2 160	
67	254			
67.1	·	for an individual	3 600	432	
67.2	·	for a body corporate	18 000	2 160	
68	260 (3)			
68.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
68.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
69	260 (4)			
69.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
69.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
70	260 (5)			
70.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
70.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
71	262 (1)			
71.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
71.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
72	273 (3)			
72.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
72.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
73	273 (4)			
73.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
73.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
74	275 (1)			
74.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
74.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
75	282 (1)			
75.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
75.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
76	287			
76.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
76.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
77	288 (1)			
77.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
77.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
78	296			
78.1	·	for an individual	3 600	432	
78.2	·	for a body corporate	18 000	2 160	
79	299 (1)			
79.1	·	for an individual	6 000	720	
79.2	·	for a body corporate	30 000	3 600	
80	300 (1)			
80.1	·	for an individual	6 000	720	
80.2	·	for a body corporate	30 000	3 600	
81	300 (2)			
81.1	·	for an individual	6 000	720	
81.2	·	for a body corporate	30 000	3 600	
82	301			
82.1	·	for an individual	3 600	432	
82.2	·	for a body corporate	18 000	2 160	
83	303 (1)			
83.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
83.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
84	303 (2)			
84.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
84.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
85	303 (3)			
85.1	·	for an individual	3 600	432	
85.2	·	for a body corporate	18 000	2 160	
86	304 (3)			
86.1	·	for an individual	3 600	432	
86.2	·	for a body corporate	18 000	2 160	
87	304 (4)			
87.1	·	for an individual	3 600	432	
87.2	·	for a body corporate	18 000	2 160	
88	304 (5)			
88.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
88.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
89	306 (3)			
89.1	·	for an individual	6 000	720	
89.2	·	for a body corporate	30 000	3 600	
90	308			
90.1	·	for an individual	3 600	432	
90.2	·	for a body corporate	18 000	2 160	
91	309 (1)			
91.1	·	for an individual	6 000	720	
91.2	·	for a body corporate	30 000	3 600	
92	312			
92.1	·	for an individual	3 600	432	
92.2	·	for a body corporate	18 000	2 160	
93	313 (1)			
93.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
93.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
94	313 (2)			
94.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
94.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
95	313 (3)			
95.1	·	for an individual	3 600	432	
95.2	·	for a body corporate	18 000	2 160	
96	313 (4)			
96.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
96.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
97	316			
97.1	·	for an individual	3 600	432	
97.2	·	for a body corporate	18 000	2 160	
98	317 (1)			
98.1	·	for an individual	3 600	432	
98.2	·	for a body corporate	18 000	2 160	
99	326 (1)			
99.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
99.2	·	for a body corporate	6 000	720	
100	326 (2)			
100.1	·	for an individual	1 250	144	
100.2	·	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	About the endnotes
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history.  Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.
Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history.  Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.
Uncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law.  The details of these laws are underlined in the legislation history.  Uncommenced expiries are underlined in the legislation history and amendment history.
If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.  
The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.
2	Abbreviation key

A = Act	NI = Notifiable instrument	
AF = Approved form	o = order	
am = amended	om = omitted/repealed	
amdt = amendment	ord = ordinance	
AR = Assembly resolution	orig = original	
ch = chapter	par = paragraph/subparagraph	
CN = Commencement notice	pres = present	
def = definition	prev = previous	
DI = Disallowable instrument	(prev...) = previously	
dict = dictionary	pt = part	
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative 	r = rule/subrule	
Assembly	reloc = relocated	
div = division	renum = renumbered	
exp = expires/expired	R[X] = Republication No	
Gaz = gazette	RI = reissue	
hdg = heading	s = section/subsection	
IA = Interpretation Act 1967	sch = schedule	
ins = inserted/added	sdiv = subdivision	
LA = Legislation Act 2001	SL = Subordinate law	
LR = legislation register	sub = substituted	
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996	underlining = whole or part not commenced	
mod = modified/modification	or to be expired	

3	Legislation history
Magistrates Court (Work Health and Safety Infringement Notices) Regulation 2011 SL2011-38
notified LR 22 December 2011
s 1, s 2 commenced 22 December 2011 (LA s 75 (1))
remainder commenced 1 January 2012 (s 2 and see Work Health and Safety Act 2011 A2011-35, s 2 and CN2011-12)
as amended by
Magistrates Court (Work Health and Safety Infringement Notices) Amendment Regulation 2013 (No 1) SL2013-12
notified LR 13 June 2013
s 1, s 2 commenced 13 June 2013 (LA s 75 (1))
remainder commenced 1 July 2013 (s 2)
4	Amendment history
Commencement
s 2	om LA s 89 (4)
Work Health and Safety Act 2011
sch 1 pt 1.1	am SL2013-12 s 4; items renum R2 LA
Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011
sch 1 pt 1.2	am SL2013-12 ss 5-9; items renum R2 LA

5	Earlier republications
Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to the publication order.  
Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register.  A selection of authorised republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1.  Electronic and printed versions of an authorised republication are identical. 

Republication No and date	Effective	Last amendment made by	Republication for	
R1
1 Jan 2012	1 Jan 2012–
30 June 2013	not amended	new regulation	

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