Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment (QR Reporting Infringement) Regulations 2021 (Vic)

Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment (QR Reporting Infringement) Regulations 2021

S.R. No. 43/2021

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation  Page

1Objective

2Authorising provisions

3Schedule 8—Infringements

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Endnotes

STATUTORY RULES 2021

S.R. No. 43/2021

Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008

Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment (QR Reporting Infringement) Regulations 2021

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 11 May 2021

Responsible Minister:

MARTIN FOLEY
Minister for Health

SAMUAL WALLACE

Acting Clerk of the Executive Council

1Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Public Health and Wellbeing Regulations 2019 a further offence in respect of which an infringement notice may be issued for the purposes of section 209 of the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 and to prescribe penalties for the offence.

2Authorising provisions

These Regulations are made under section 232 of the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008.

3Schedule 8—Infringements

In Table 2 of Schedule 8 to the Public Health and Wellbeing Regulations 2019[1], after item 79 insert—

"80 An offence against section 203(1) of the Act constituted by a contravention of directions given under section 200(1) of the Act by refusing or failing to comply, without a reasonable excuse or other valid reason or excuse, with a mandatory electronic record‑keeping requirement in relation to using electronic record‑keeping for recording the attendance of a person at any premises 10 penalty units".

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Endnotes

[1] Reg. 4: S.R. No. 135/2019 as amended by S.R. Nos 4/2020, 5/2020, 20/2020, 76/2020, 79/2020, 86/2020, 93/2020, 99/2020, 1/2021 and 15/2021.

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Penalty Units

These Regulations provide for penalties by reference to penalty units within the meaning of section 110 of the Sentencing Act 1991. The amount of the penalty is to be calculated, in accordance with section 7 of the Monetary Units Act 2004, by multiplying the number of penalty units applicable by the value of a penalty unit.

The value of a penalty unit for the financial year commencing 1 July 2020 is $165.22.

The amount of the calculated penalty may be rounded to the nearest dollar.

The value of a penalty unit for future financial years is to be fixed by the Treasurer under section 5 of the Monetary Units Act 2004. The value of a penalty unit for a financial year must be published in the Government Gazette and a Victorian newspaper before 1 June in the preceding financial year.