Section 571 — Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth)

No imprisonment for failure to pay pecuniary penalty

(1) A court (including a court of a State or Territory) may not order a person to serve a sentence of imprisonment if the person fails to pay a pecuniary penalty imposed under this Act.

(2) This section applies despite any other law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory.

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Related sections

s 569 — Minister’s entitlement to intervene
s 569A — State or Territory Minister’s entitlement to intervene
s 570 — Costs only if proceedings instituted vexatiously etc.
s 572 — Regulations dealing with matters relating to court proceedings
s 573 — Guide to this Part
s 574 — Meanings of employee and employer

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