Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

LIQUID FUEL EMERGENCY ACT 1984 - SECT 14B

Indictable offences

             (1)  An offence against subsection 14(8) or (9) or 14A(8) or (9) is an indictable offence.

Court of summary jurisdiction may determine the charge

             (2)  However, if a person is charged with such an offence, a court of summary jurisdiction may, with the consent of the defendant and the prosecutor and if the court is satisfied that it is proper to do so, determine the charge summarily.

What penalty court of summary jurisdiction may impose

             (3)  If, in accordance with subsection (2), a court of summary jurisdiction convicts a person of an offence referred to in subsection (1), the penalty that the court may impose is:

                     (a)  for an offence against subsection 14(8) or 14A(8)--a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units; and

                     (b)  for an offence against subsection 14(9) or 14A(9)--a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months, or both.