When sentencing for back-up or related offences transferred to the District Court under s 166 of the Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), the court is bound by s 168(3) to exercise the same functions and be subject to the same restrictions as the Local Court, including maximum penalties and accumulation limits. The sentencing judge is not merely required to 'have regard to' the Local Court limits as a discretionary factor — the limits are mandatory constraints.
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