NSW Pecuniary Penalties and burden of proof

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Rod

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Civil penalties are not related to onus of proof.

If a breach of a provision attracting civil penalties is found to have occurred, then penalties can be applied without requiring any more evidence.

BTW, any GP claims are notoriously hard for employees to win.
 
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Civil penalties are not related to onus of proof.

If a breach of a provision attracting civil penalties is found to have occurred, then penalties can be applied without requiring any more evidence.

Are you thinking of a strict liability offence?
 

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No. Not sure why you are.
 

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Can you bring criminal law into a general protections case?

Not per se. Criminal activity can used to show breaches of the FWA.
 

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S 41/42 crim code recruited under false pretense, exploited, thrown in the garbage because the client dissaproved
 

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I don't work in WA and do not pretend to know their criminal code. While Federal Courts dealing with civil matters can apply State Laws, I doubt they would entertain a private prosecution under a criminal code. Police or public prosecutions deal with criminal matters.