Commonwealth Numbered Acts

INDUSTRY, TECHNOLOGY AND COMMERCE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 1992 No. 168 of 1992 - SECT 30

30. Section 118A of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section is
substituted: Subsections 99(1) and 100(1) may be dealt with summarily in
certain circumstances

"118A.(1) Despite an offence against subsection 99(1) or 100(1) being an
idictable 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.

"(2) If, in accordance with subsection (1), a court of summary jursidiction
convicts a person of an offence against subsection 99(1) or 100(1), the
penalty that the court may impose is a fine not exceeding $500 for each item
of goods to which the offence relates or imprisonment for a period not
exceeding 12 months, or both.

"(3) If a fine is imposed on a person because of subsection (2) in relation to
an offence committed by the person and there are 2 or more items of goods to
which the offence relates, the fine imposed in respect of that offence must
not exceed $10,000.".