Liabilities & Penalties
The Workplace Safety and Health Act states a general maximum penalty for offences. The penalties are shown in the tables below.
Failure to comply With Remedial Orders or Stop Work Orders
| Offence |
Maximum fine |
Maximum Imprisonment |
Conditions |
| Failure to comply with Remedial Order |
$50,000 |
12 months |
Either or both |
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Additional fine of $5,000 for each day of continued offence |
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| Failure to comply with Stop Work Order |
$500,000 |
12 months |
Either or both |
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Additional fine of $20,000 for each day of continued offence |
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General Penalties (for offences where no penalty is expressly provided by WSHA)
| Offender category |
Maximum fine |
Maximum Imprisonment |
Conditions |
| |
1st conviction* |
2nd & subsequent conviction** |
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| Individual persons |
$200,000 |
$400,000 |
2 years |
Either or both |
| Corporate body |
$500,000 |
$1 million |
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| Persons at work who misused or failed to use protective equipment provided |
$1,000 |
$2,000 |
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* 1st conviction for an offence that causes the death of another person
** 2nd & subsequent conviction of same offence that causes the death of another person
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