Penalty Figures

A dated figure, or a clear no

Dated, every time

A figure appears only where SafetyLM holds a value: today the Commonwealth, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and the Northern Territory. It always carries the date it was checked, never stands on its own, and the same line goes into the Word export.

Refused before any model runs

For Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania, the ACT and New Zealand, a penalty question is declined before any model runs, with links to the regulator and the legislation register. A declined question doesn't count against your daily limit.

No figure is better than a wrong one.

Ask about a penalty
Name the jurisdiction in your question, or choose it first. Without one, SafetyLM asks before it answers.
Look up what's held
SafetyLM checks the penalty unit values it holds, each recorded with its legal source and the date it was verified.
Decline where nothing is held
Where no value is held, it says so before any model runs, and the question doesn't count against your daily limit.
Show the figure, dated
Where a value is held, the answer shows it with its date, and the same line goes into the Word export.

Penalty unit values verified as at 1 October 2026.
Jurisdiction	Notes	Penalty unit
Commonwealth	For Commonwealth workplaces and licensed self-insurers.	A$364 (from 1 July 2026)
New South Wales		A$110 (fixed)
Victoria	Runs its own OHS Act 2004, not the model law. SafetyLM flags it whenever Victoria is chosen.	A$209.10
Queensland		A$172.70 A$100 (fixed) · Queensland, WHS offences
Western Australia	Harmonised under the WHS Act 2020 (WA) from 31 March 2022.	No verified figure. Declined, never estimated.
South Australia		No verified figure. Declined, never estimated.
Tasmania		No verified figure. Declined, never estimated.
Northern Territory		A$194
Australian Capital Territory		No verified figure. Declined, never estimated.
New Zealand	Works under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015, flagged whenever New Zealand is chosen.	No verified figure. Declined, never estimated.

A six-month limit

A held value more than six months past its verification date fails our release checks.

The arithmetic stays yours

SafetyLM gives the value of a penalty unit and leaves the multiplication to you, so every figure traces back to its source.

Points you to the Act

Every refusal links to the regulator and the legislation register, so you can check the provision yourself.

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Jurisdictions

Choose where you work. Victoria and New Zealand are flagged, and penalty figures carry the date they were checked.

Citation Check

Every section an answer cites is checked against the passages it drew on. What isn't found is shown, not hidden.

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