On-the-spot fines
An on-the-spot fine is an alternative to prosecuting alleged offenders directly through the court. It is also called an infringement notice.
On-the-spot fines may be issued for workplace health and safety offences prescribed in Schedule 5 of the State Penalties Enforcement Regulation 2000 (PDF, 787 KB).
These include:
- failure to appoint a workplace health and safety officer
- failure to comply with an improvement notice
- failure to record a work-caused illness or injury
- allowing persons to undertake construction work where there is a risk the person could fall, without having adequate controls in place.
The fine may be paid in full at any Workplace Health and Safety office within 28 days or arrangements can be made to pay an on-the-spot fine of $150 or more in instalments.
The alleged offender can choose to contest the infringement notice in a Magistrates Court.
Failure to pay
Not paying the fine can lead to further enforcement action, including:
- redirection of wages or funds from a bank account
- issuing of a warrant for the seizure and sale of property
- suspension of the debtor's driver licence until the debt is satisfied
- registration of the debt for enforcement interstate
- issuing an arrest and imprisonment warrant.
Last updated March 13, 2007
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