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CurrentSummary procedure for offences
Part 7Procedure
57 Summary procedure for offences
(1)
Proceedings for an offence under this Act may be dealt with summarily—
(a)
before the Local Court, or
(b)
before the Supreme Court in its summary jurisdiction.
(2)
If proceedings are brought in the Local Court, the maximum penalty that the Local Court may impose for the offence is, despite any other provision of this Act, 100 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years or the maximum penalty provided by this Act in respect of the offence (whichever is less).
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