Queensland Consolidated Acts

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2011 - 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.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—500 penalty units.

(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.

Note—

For the application of this section, see section 326 .