Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Act 2024

Offences and penalties

5. (1) It shall be an offence for a person who has been issued with a warning pursuant to subsection (1) of section 4 to contravene subsection (1), (2), (3) or (4) of section 2 .

(2) A person who fails or refuses to state his or her name and address in compliance with a requirement under subsection (3) of section 4 , or who, in purported compliance with such a requirement, states a name or address that is false or misleading, shall be guilty of an offence.

(3) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) or (2) shall be liable on summary conviction—

(a) in the case of a first such offence, to a class E fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month or both,

(b) in the case of a second such offence, to a class D fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or both, and

(c) in the case of a third or subsequent such offence, to a class C fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or both.