Magistrates Court Act 1991

The Court in its Petty Sessions Division has jurisdiction—

to hear and determine any of the following charges:

a charge of any offence in respect of which an expiation notice has been given to a person alleged to have committed the offence where the alleged offender has elected to be prosecuted for the offence to which the expiation notice relates;

a charge of a prescribed offence;

a charge of any other offence in respect of which the maximum penalty does not exceed a fine of $2 500 or include imprisonment (but may include disqualification from holding or obtaining a driver's licence); and

to conduct appeals under section 23 of the

In this section—

in respect of which the maximum penalty does not exceed a fine of

that is prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition.