Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) If a judge considers that a person may have contravened section 41, 42 or 42A, the judge may issue a warrant requiring the sheriff to apprehend the person and bring him or her before the Supreme Court.
Note See approved form 3 (Warrant), approved under the Court Procedures Act 2004 , s 8.
(2) If a person is brought before the Supreme Court in accordance with a warrant issued under subsection (1), a judge may, if satisfied that the person committed the offence, without service of process impose on the person a fine not exceeding 5 penalty units.
(3) If a person has been dealt with under subsection (2) in relation to an offence, proceedings do not lie against him or her in relation to that offence.