Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00243:section:253
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00243
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 253
Character Range: 277135–277910

253  Proceedings against successors to public authorities
 (1) Proceedings for an offence against this Act that were instituted against a public authority before its dissolution, or that could have been instituted against a public authority if not for its dissolution, may be continued or instituted against its successor if the successor is a public authority.
 (2) An infringement notice served on a public authority for an offence against this Act is taken to be an infringement notice served on its successor if the successor is a public authority.
 (3) Similarly, any penalty paid by a public authority in relation to an infringement notice is taken to be a penalty paid by its successor if the successor is a public authority.

Division 7—WHS civil penalty provisions