Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) Subject to subsection (2), an offence against this Act (other than an offence against subsection 21(1), (2), (3) or (4)) is an indictable offence.
(2) Notwithstanding that an offence against this Act (other than an offence against subsection 21(1), (2), (3) or (4)) is an indictable offence, a court of summary jurisdiction may hear and determine proceedings in respect of such an offence if the court is satisfied that it is proper to do so and the defendant and the prosecutor consent.
(3) Where, in accordance with subsection (2), a court of summary jurisdiction convicts a person of an offence against this Act, the penalty that the court may impose is:
(a) in the case of a person, not being a body corporate--a fine not exceeding $2,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 1 year, or both; or
(b) in the case of a person, being a body corporate--a fine not exceeding $5,000.
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