Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00828:section:576:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00828
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 576 (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 1476012–1477134

other person is not to be convicted of the offence; or
 (b) if a civil penalty order is sought against the other person—the order is not to be made against the other person.

Continuing offences
 (8) A person who commits an offence against subsection (2) or (4) commits a separate offence in respect of each day (including a day of a conviction under that subsection or any later day) during which the offence against that subsection continues.
 (9) The maximum penalty for each day that the offence continues is 10% of the maximum penalty that can be imposed in respect of that offence.

Continuing contraventions of civil penalty provisions
 (10) A person who contravenes subsection (5) commits a separate contravention in respect of each day (including a day of the making of a relevant civil penalty order or any later day) during which the contravention continues.
 (11) The maximum civil penalty for each day that a contravention of subsection (5) continues is 10% of the maximum civil penalty that can be imposed in respect of that contravention.

Division 2A—Directions for significant offshore petroleum incidents