Section 127 — Health and Safety at Work Act 2015: Contravention of enforceable undertaking
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127 Contravention of enforceable undertaking (1) The regulator may apply to a District Court for an order if a person contravenes an enforceable undertaking. (2) If the court is satisfied that the person who made the enforceable undertaking has contravened the undertaking, the court may make either or both of the following orders: (a) an order directing the person to comply with the undertaking: (b) an order discharging the undertaking. (3) In addition to the orders referred to in subsection (2), the court may make any other order that the court considers appropriate in the circumstances, including orders directing the person to pay to the regulator— (a) the costs of the proceedings; and (b) the reasonable costs of the regulator in monitoring compliance with the enforceable undertaking in the future. (4) This section does not prevent proceedings being brought for the contravention or alleged contravention of this Act or regulations to which the enforceable undertaking relates. Compare: Model Work Health and Safety Act (Aust) s 220
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