Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

WORK SAFETY ACT 2008 (NO. 51 OF 2008) - SECT 122

    (1)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person is required under section 119 to attend and answer questions before the chief executive; and

        (b)     the person attends before the chief executive; and

        (c)     the chief executive asks the person to answer a question; and

        (d)     the person fails to answer the question.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

    (2)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person is required by a notice under section 119 to attend and answer questions before the chief executive; and

        (b)     the person attends before the chief executive; and

        (c)     the person fails to continue to attend as reasonably required by the chief executive until excused from further attendance.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

    (3)     An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.

Note     For public sector workplace compliance measures see div 6.8.