South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts57—Material risk to public health
(1) A person who
causes a material risk to public health intentionally or recklessly and with
the knowledge that harm to public health will result is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: $250 000 or imprisonment for 5 years or both.
(2) A person who
causes a material risk to public health in circumstances where the person
ought reasonably be expected to know that harm to public health will result is
guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: $120 000 or imprisonment for 2 years or both.
(3) A person who
causes a material risk to public health is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: $25 000.
Expiation fee: $750.
(4) For the purposes
of this section, a material risk to public health occurs if the health
of 1 or more persons has been, or might reasonably be expected to
be, harmed by an act or omission of another, but does not include a case where
the harm, or risk of harm, is trivial or negligible.