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MAGISTRATES COURT ACT 1930 - SECT 116AA

 U Meaning of prescribed offence for pt 3.7 [See Endnotes]

[ Note: This provision was uncommenced at republication date. ]

    (1)     For this part, an offence against a law in force in the ACT is a "prescribed offence" in relation to a person if—

        (a)     for an offence against the road transport legislation—the maximum fine that can be imposed on the person for the offence is 30 penalty units; or

        (b)     for any other offence—the maximum fine that can be imposed on the person for the offence is 10 penalty units.

    (2)     In subsection (1):

"road transport legislation "means the following:

        (a)     the Road Transport (Dimensions and Mass) Act 1990 ;

        (b)     the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1990 ;

        (c)     the Road Transport (General) Act 1999 ;

        (d)     the Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Act 2001 ;

        (e)     the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999 ;

        (f)     the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Act 1999 ;

        (g)     any other Act or any regulation prescribed by regulation.

Note 1     A reference to an Act includes a reference to the statutory instruments made or in force under the Act, including any regulation (see Legislation Act, s 104).

Note 2     A reference to an Act includes a reference to a provision of an Act, and a reference to a subordinate law includes a reference to a provision of a subordinate law (see Legislation Act, s 7 and s 8).



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