Proceedings for offences
43 Proceedings for offences
Except as provided by this section, proceedings for an offence under this Act or the regulations may be disposed of summarily before the Local Court.
An offence under section 7, 20, 23 (1), 23A (1), 25A (1), 25B (1), 31 or 34 may be prosecuted on indictment. However, Chapter 5 of the Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (which relates to the summary disposal of certain indictable offences unless an election is made to proceed on indictment) applies to and in respect of an offence referred to in this subsection.
An offence under section 23A (2), 23B or 25A (2) is to be prosecuted on indictment only.
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