Queensland Numbered Acts

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2011 No. 18 - SECT 387

Sections 205, 205A and 205B—

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'(1) A fee payable under this Act and not paid may be recovered by the regulator—

(a) in summary proceedings under the Justices Act 1886; or

(b) by action for a debt.

'(2) A fee may also be recovered in a proceeding for an offence against this Act.

'(3) Also, an order made under subsection (2) is enforceable under the Justices Act 1886 as an order for payment of money made by a magistrate under that Act.

'(4) If an order is made under subsection (2)—

(a) the order may be filed in the registry of a Magistrates Court under the Magistrates Courts Act 1921; and

(b) on being filed, is taken to be an order made by a Magistrates Court and may be enforced accordingly.

'The taking of disciplinary action against the holder of an electrical licence does not prevent—

(a) prosecution of the holder for an offence arising from the facts or circumstances on which the taking of disciplinary action is based; or

(b) a court from imposing a penalty for an offence mentioned in paragraph (a) after the court takes into account the disciplinary action taken.'.