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In forceMaximum penalty for indictable offence dealt with summarily
Part 11Miscellaneous matters
122 Maximum penalty for indictable offence dealt with summarily
(1)
If the Local Court hears and determines a charge of an indictable offence summarily, the court must not impose on the person found guilty of the offence a sentence of imprisonment of more than
5 years or a fine greater than 500 penalty units.
(2)
Subsection (1) does not have the effect of increasing the maximum penalty for the indictable offence.
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