New South Wales Consolidated Acts

FITNESS SERVICES (PRE-PAID FEES) ACT 2000 - SECT 15

15 Proceedings for offences

(1) Proceedings for an offence under this Act or the regulations may be taken and prosecuted only by the Director-General or, in the name of the Director-General, by a person acting with the authority of the Director-General.

(2) Proceedings for an offence under this Act or the regulations may be dealt with:

(a) summarily before the Local Court, or

(b) summarily before the Supreme Court in its summary jurisdiction.

(3) In proceedings for an offence under this Act or the regulations, an authority to prosecute purporting to have been signed by the Director-General is evidence of that authority without proof of the signature of the Director-General.

(4) If proceedings are brought in the Local Court, the maximum monetary penalty that the Local Court may impose for an offence is 100 penalty units (or such other amount as may be prescribed by the regulations), despite any higher maximum monetary penalty provided in respect of the offence.

(5) Proceedings for an offence under this Act or the regulations may be commenced within 3 years after the alleged commission of the offence.