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CurrentFine limitations of certain courts
Part 4Fines
Division 1General
46 Fine limitations of certain courts
(1)
If an Act creates an offence and does not provide a sentence, the maximum fine that a court may impose for a single offence is—
(a)
if the court is a Magistrates Court and the offender is—
(i)
an individual—165 penalty units; or
(ii)
a corporation—835 penalty units; or
(b)
if the court is a District Court and the offender is an individual—4,175 penalty units.
(2)
If an Act creates an offence and does not provide a sentence, there is no limit on the fine that the court may impose for a single offence if—
(a)
the court is a District Court and the offender is a corporation; or
(b)
the court is the Supreme Court.
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