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GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE PARK ACT 1975 - SECT 59I Prosecution of offences

GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE PARK ACT 1975 - SECT 59I

Prosecution of offences

  (1)   An offence against section   59B, 59C or 59D is an indictable offence.

  (2)   Even though an offence against section   59B, 59C or 59D is an indictable offence, a court of summary jurisdiction may hear and determine proceedings in respect of those offences if:

  (a)   the court is satisfied that it is proper to do so; and

  (b)   the defendant and the prosecutor consent.

  (3)   If, in accordance with subsection   ( 2), a court of summary jurisdiction convicts a person of an offence against section   59B, 59C or 59D, the court may impose a penalty:

  (a)   in the case of an individual, of not more than 100 penalty units; and

  (b)   in the case of a body corporate, of not more than 500 penalty units.