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Part · Offences, Penalties and Proceedings

50. Penalty for repeat offenders

Where a person —

(a)

has on at least one previous occasion been convicted of an offence under this Act (but not including the regulations) that causes the death of any person; and

(b)

is subsequently convicted of the same offence that causes the death of another person, the court may, in addition to any other imprisonment it imposes, punish him with —

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(i)

in the case of an individual, a fine not exceeding

$400,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, with a further fine not exceeding $2,000 for every day or part thereof during which the offence continues after conviction; and

(ii)

in the case of a body corporate, a fine not exceeding

$20,000,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, with a further fine not exceeding $5,000 for every day or part thereof during which the offence continues after conviction.

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