SHIPPING REGISTRATION ACT 1981 - SECT 75 Prosecution of offences
SHIPPING REGISTRATION ACT 1981 - SECT 75
Prosecution of offences(1) An offence against this Act, other than an offence referred to in subsection 74(4A), shall be prosecuted summarily.
(2) Notwithstanding that an offence referred to in subsection 74(4A) is expressed to be 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 indictable offence, the penalty that the court may impose is:
(a) if the offender is a natural person-- imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units , or both; or
(b) if the offender is a body corporate--a fine not exceeding 50
penalty units .