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The proposed fines

21. 
    With this in mind, we propose the following fines, with corporate fines set at five times the fine for individuals:
    

TABLE 11: Proposed fines for breaches of primary duty of care or specific duty of care

Type of offence	Maximum fine for corporation	Maximum fine for individual
Category 1: Breach of primary duty, specific duty where: there was serious harm to any person (fatality or serious injury) to whom a duty is owed or a high risk of such harm; and the duty holder has been reckless or grossly negligent.	$3,000,000	$600,000
Category 2: Breach of primary duty, specific duty where there was a high risk of serious harm to any person to whom a duty is owed.	$1,500,000	$300,000
Category 3: Any other breach of primary duty of care or upstream duty	$500,000	$100,000